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Double Tragedy Strikes as Hit-and-Run Crash Claims Lives of Two Pedestrians in Farmingville

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By Published: August 05 2023

LongIsland.com

Fatal hit-and-run crash in Farmingville claims the lives of two pedestrians, as Suffolk County Police launch investigation.

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Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed two pedestrians in Farmingville last night.
 
Ekrem Sahinbey Polat and Battal Koc were crossing the roadway in front of 755 Horseblock Road, when they were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene northwest on Horseblock Road, at approximately 11:20 p.m.
 
Polat, 27, of 128 Rocky Point Road, Middle Island, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. Koc, 38, of 74 Drayton Ave., Bay Shore, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
 
The vehicle was described as a light colored SUV.
 
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.