Riverhead Police are seeking witnesses to a motor vehicle accident that seriously injured a pedestrian on Route 58 Thursday night.
Police said the accident at Route 58 at Carls Place, near McDonald’s, was reported at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Responding officers found a 2000 BMW sedan had struck a pedestrian in the roadway, police said in a press release Friday. The driver, Dylan Spooner, 20 year old male from Ridge, remained on scene, police said.
The pedestrian, Jose Ricardo Culajay Avila, 27, of Riverhead, was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center with serious injuries, according to the report.
The Riverhead Police Detective Division and the New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit responded for further investigation. At this time, the accident appears to be non-criminal in nature, however, the investigation remains ongoing.
Any witnesses are urged to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500 or the Department’s Crime Hotline at 631-727-3333. All calls will be kept confidential, police said.
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