UPDATE: Police Identify Victim of Fatal Hit-And-Run on September 8 in Hampton Bays - 27 East

UPDATE: Police Identify Victim of Fatal Hit-And-Run on September 8 in Hampton Bays

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A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Hampton Bays Friday night.

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Hampton Bays Friday night.

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Hampton Bays Friday night.

A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Hampton Bays Friday night.

authorStaff Writer on Sep 9, 2023
Update, Thursday, 2:40 p.m. Police released the identity of the victim of the fatal hit-and-run on Thursday as Porfirio Blanco Rivera, 59, of Hampton Bays. Original Story: A Florida man... more

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