A pedestrian has serious injuries after being hit by a car late Thursday afternoon on Middle Country Road in Middle Island, Suffolk police said.

He was taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center after being struck at 5:20 p.m., police said.

The driver was going east on Middle Country Road and hit the victim near Rocky Point Road, police said.

"It appears the driver went off the roadway and struck the man while he was walking down the street," said Det. Sgt. James McGuinness of the Seventh Precinct.

Crime scene officers were called and detectives were investigating into the night, police said.

No other details were immediately available Thursday night.

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