Cops seek hit-run driver in North Great River crash

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who they said knocked down a utility pole in a crash Wednesday morning in North Great River, then fled the scene on foot.

The accident occurred at 4:26 a.m. on Connetquot Avenue at Floral Park Street.

Police said officers and a canine unit were still searching for the driver at 6:45 a.m.