(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police Vehicular Crime Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair in West Babylon on Friday, October 16.
Michael Dora, 40, of West Babylon, was in the right lane on southbound Great East Neck Road when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound at approximately 9:15 p.m.
Suffolk County Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a man in a wheelchair in West Babylon on Friday, October 16. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Dora was transported via ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.
The vehicle involved is believed to be dark in color, possibly a Nissan, with front-end damage.
The investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone who has information or may have witnessed the crash to contact the Vehicular Crime Unit at 631-852-6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
