Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that seriously injured a pedestrian in Sayville last night.
Edwin Santiago was driving a Dodge pickup truck erratically on Sunrise Highway South Service Road before the vehicle became disabled and caught fire in front of 5686 Sunrise Highway. Santiago walked onto the express portion of eastbound Sunrise Highway and was struck by a vehicle, west of Broadway Avenue, at approximately 9:30 p.m. The vehicle fled the scene.
Santiago, 46, of Bay Shore, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.