Police: 4 flee scene of SUV crash in North Babylon
Four people fled the scene of a crash Sunday, July 16, 2017, on Phelps Lane in North Babylon, Suffolk County police said. Credit: Joseph Cassano
Police are searching for four people who fled a crash scene Sunday night in North Babylon, hopping into another vehicle and driving off.
Suffolk County police said the incident occurred on Phelps Lane at about 9:10 p.m.
The four were all traveling in a dark-colored SUV that crashed into a tree, causing heavy damage to the left front-end of the vehicle. Following the crash, police said, witnesses told them four people fled the SUV and jumped into a car — fleeing the scene.
Additional details were not immediately available.
The SUV was impounded, police said.
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.”
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