5K Reward Offered In Fatal Pedestrian Strike On Long Island Expressway: Police

RONKONKOMA, NY — Suffolk Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 fast cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that left a man dead on the Long Island Expressway in Ronkonkoma last year.

Robert Twiford, 61, of Melville, parked his vehicle on the off-ramp of the eastbound Long Island Expressway at Exit 60, got out of the vehicle, and, while in the lane of travel, he was struck by a vehicle that sped away at around 8 p.m. on Dec. 5, Suffolk police said.

A short time later, the driver of the fleeing vehicle stopped on Garrity Avenue in Ronkonkoma and got out of a light-colored, possibly gray, 2015 to 2018 Ford Focus hatchback, to examine it with a flashlight, according to police.

Twiford, 61, of Melville, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The suspect's image was captured on security video. For video of the suspect, click here.

The crime is being investigated as a leaving the scene of an accident with injury without reporting by Suffolk's Major Case Unit.

A fast cash reward would be issued within seven days of an arrest in the case.

Anyone with information can submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS, using a mobile app, which can be downloaded through the App Store, or Google Play by searching P3 Tips.

Tips can also be submitted online at www.P3Tips.com.