Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed an 8-month-old girl on Long Island over the weekend, authorities say.
Suffolk County police say a Murano driver fled the scene on foot after colliding with a Lexus and flipping over on Davidson Street, near Pine Street, around 9 p.m. Sunday.
The baby, identified as Saige Berry of Wyandanch, was a passenger in the Murano at the time. She was taken to a West Islip hospital in critical condition after the crash and later died, police announced Monday afternoon.
Her 24-year-old mother, who was also a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to the same hospital as her daughter for treatment and is expected to be OK.
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The Lexus driver suffered only minor injuries. The relationship of the hit-and-run driver to the injured mother and baby wasn't immediately clear.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.
