Massapequa Park Man Killed in Copiague Hit-and-Run

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a  pedestrian in Copiague. 

Louis Lasusa, 69, of Massapequa Park, was walking northbound across Montauk Highway, when he was struck by a westbound gray sedan in front of 1051 Montauk Highway on November 5 at 8:44 p.m. The driver then fled the scene, continuing westbound on Montauk Highway.  

Lasusa was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.  

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6553 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.