CENTRAL ISLIP, Suffolk County (PIX11) -- Police are searching for a vehicle in connection to a hit-and-run in Central Islip Saturday night.
The incident happened around 9 p.m. in front of 31 W. Suffolk Ave.
Police say Hillary Day, 66, of Central Islip, was walking on the shoulder of the roadway when she was struck by a vehicle.
The vehicle continued heading west without stopping, police say. Day was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore with serious injuries.
Investigations into the hit-and-run are ongoing. The vehicle is believed to be a gold-colored sedan, police say.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Suffolk County Police Department Third Squad at (631) 854-8352.
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