Driver fatally struck pedestrian on Route 347 and fled, police say

Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian hit-and-run incident in Stony Brook that forced the closure of all westbound lanes of Route 347 in the area for about six hours Monday morning.

The road was reopened at 11:07 a.m., Suffolk County police said.

Police said the pedestrian versus motor vehicle incident occurred on westbound Route 347 near Daffodil Lane and was reported in a 911 call at 5:16 a.m.

The driver fled, but police have so far not released any information on the vehicle. The identity of the victim has been withheld, pending notification of next of kin.

Additional information was not immediately available.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”