Cops: Bay Shore man dies after being found lying on Sunrise Highway

Suffolk police are investigating a possible hit and run after a man was discovered lying on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore and died early Saturday morning.

Elvis Galvez Menjivar, 27, of Bay Shore, was found in the eastbound right lane of the highway near Exit 43 at about 1 a.m. by officers responding to an emergency call, police said in a statement. Galvez Menjivar may have been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, they added, but an autopsy will have to determine what caused his death.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.