Hit-run driver sought on Long Island

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BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities are looking for a driver involved in a fatal hit-run crash on Long Island.

Suffolk County police say the accident killed an unidentified pedestrian around 8 p.m. Monday in Brentwood.

A passersby found the man lying in the street and called 911.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the confidential Crime Stoppers line at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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