The Suffolk County Police Department announced on Wednesday, August 27th that its Fourth Squad detectives were investigating a hit-and-run crash that took place the previous night.
Teenaged electric bicyclist Travis Wertovich was riding in Lake Ronkonkoma on Tuesday, August 26th when he was struck at approximately 8:30 p.m.
He was traveling northbound on Hawkins Avenue when a 2012 White Ford Fusion heading south crashed into him as he was making a left onto School Street.
The Ford subsequently fled the scene, failing to provide any assistance to the 13-year-old Ronkonkoma resident. The driver is still at large.
Wertovich was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was treated for substantial—but not life-threatening—injuries.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina and detectives implore anyone who may hold information pertaining to the whereabouts of the perpetrator contact the Fourth Squad hotline at (631) 854-8452 or Crime Stoppers (800-220-TIPS).