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GoFundMe Campaign Aims To Help Former Bridgehampton Man Who Was a Victim of Hit-and-Run

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B.J. Walker was visited in the hospital by two of his children, Xavier, left, and Gianna. COURTESY TIFFANY GILLIAM

B.J. Walker was visited in the hospital by two of his children, Xavier, left, and Gianna. COURTESY TIFFANY GILLIAM

B.J. Walker's left leg was broken just above the knee when he was the victim of a hit-and-run driver in Bridgehampton in July. COURTESY B.J. WALKER

B.J. Walker's left leg was broken just above the knee when he was the victim of a hit-and-run driver in Bridgehampton in July. COURTESY B.J. WALKER

authorStephen J. Kotz on Sep 10, 2025
William “B.J.” Walker had a routine. His fiancé, Tiffany Gilliam, would drive him from their home in Riverhead to either Speonk or Westhampton Beach, where he would pick up an... more

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