Ten miles and several hours apart, a man and a woman were both killed in separate hit-and-run incidents on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in Copiague at approximately 8:44 p.m.
According to police, Louis Lasusa, 69, of Massapequa Park, was walking northbound across Montauk Highway when he was struck by a westbound Toyota in front of 1051 Montauk Highway. The driver fled the scene, continuing westbound on Montauk Highway.
Lasusa was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
Earlier in the day, Victoria Hutson, 37, of Selden, was walking southbound on the northbound shoulder in front of 53 Boyle Road in Selden when she was struck by a 2016 black, four-door Toyota Camry. The vehicle fled northbound on Boyle Road at approximately 11:21 a.m.
Hutson was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Following an investigation, Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives arrested Lan Huynh Truong, 44, of 15 Denise Court, Selden, in connection with the crash that killed Hutson. Truong was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death.
Eight other people have been killed in hit and run incidents this year and either were killed during the same time period last year.
Police remind the public that a criminal charge is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Do not leave the scene of an accident. If you flee the scene, medical care that could save someone’s life is delayed. Detectives ask anyone with information regarding either crash to contact the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-220-TIPS.