New York State Crime Stoppers offers reward for information regarding Cortlandt hit and run pedestrian accident

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New York State Crime Stoppers offers reward for information regarding Cortlandt hit and run pedestrian accident

NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander

PRESS RELEASE

Cortlandt, New York – On February 10, 2015 at approximately 10:35 p.m., New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks responded to the area of Lexington Avenue and State Route 6 for a hit-and-run auto accident involving a pedestrian.

Police arrived on scene and interviewed the victim, 26-year-old Alex R. Hoy of Yorktown, New York, who was receiving medical attention from the Mohegan Lake Rescue Squad. Hoy stated that he was walking northbound on Lexington Avenue when a vehicle traveling southbound struck him and fled the scene. Hoy was unable to obtain a vehicle description. The vehicle sustained a broken windshield, passenger side view mirror, and fender before it continued to travel south on Lexington Avenue.

Hoy was transported to Westchester Medical Center where he was treated with non-life threatening injuries.

New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for this hit and run crash.

Anyone with information regarding this incident, including a vehicle with the described damage should immediately call the NYS Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-866-313-Tips (8477). Callers can remain anonymous. Crime Stoppers does not need to know who you are, just what you know. Citizens with pertinent information may also go the NYS Crime Stoppers web site www.nyscrimestoppers.org and use the links to download the New York State Crime Stoppers Mobile App to their iPhone, Android or Blackberry and provide information to us directly from their phone. Citizens can call our hotline direct or send us an email tip or photo tip. Information provided through the app is also anonymous and the source phone is untraceable and the app is encrypted.

Author: Harlem Valley News