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UPDATE Tuesday 11:39 a.m.
The nun has been identified as Sister Jacqueline Walsh of Syosset, who was on a retreat with her colleagues from the Sisters of Mercy, police said.
Detectives said they found an unoccupied 2009 Volkswagen Touareg with front-end damage about a half-mile from the scene. Police have not identified the owner of the car.
They are asking for the public’s help in searching for the driver, whom they described as a “white Hispanic” male, about 5 foot 7 inches tall, in his 20s or 30s, with short spiked hair, who was wearing dark shorts and a white shirt at the time of the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call the detectives at 702-2230.
The Suffolk County district attorney’s office, New York State Police, a Riverhead Town Police K-9 unit, members of the Suffolk County police crime lab and the Southampton Fire Department responded to the scene.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Southampton Town Police said they are investigating the possible hit-and-run death of a nun in Water Mill Monday night.
The woman, whose identity has not yet been revealed, pending family notification, was found dead sometime around 8:30 p.m. on the east side of Rose Hill Road at the end of a driveway, officers said. She had been staying at a nearby retreat, they added.
Detectives and police officers were still on the scene as of 11 p.m.
Additional details were not immediately available.
One question about the description: A WHITE Hispanic male?
You are now entering the most dangerous place on earth, a public highway. Please fasten your seatbelt, and drive defensively.
George "zimmerman" turning out to be Hispanic, well after the story went out about a white shooter, through them for a loop, so they decided to coin the phrase "white hispanic" to salvage the hate they wanted to gin up.
A nun is dead and all you can do is focus on race? Why, because your going to go out tonight, help out local law enforcement and canvas the south fork? Please!!
My heart goes out to the nun's family & friends.
My love and prayers to all.
This may have been purely an accident, and the ...more driver felt comfy panicking since others were on the scene. He knows he's going to jail, and a short time as a scofflaw will be the last taste of freedom he has for a LONG time. But, the honorable thing to do is just tell the truth about why it happened. Fiddling with the radio, texting, phone call, mp3 player, WORSE, whatever. People today deserve at least that much, especially those closest to this wonderful woman.
I'm more than fairly sure she would insist you go to confession.
Not every member of the order Sapiens is capable of such action.
Ohh the irony....
Then again, my faith may be unfounded...
Where is the public outrage about this "miscarriage of justice" as the Press said in an editorial late last year?
The public pleaded to help, similar to the recent Boston Marathon attacks, but the Southampton Town PD delayed 11 days to release the suspect's ID and photo.
Did favoritism play a part in this delay?
What is the status of this investigation?
Will we ever ...more know the truth in this election year?
Rest in Peace, Sister Walsh.