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Grieving Family Hopes For Witness To Hit-Run Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old In Suffolk
The uncle of 17-year-old Jenna Perez, who was killed by a hit-and-driver while crossing the highway just before 9:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, in Port Jefferson Station, hopes there was a witness to the tragedy.
Jose Ortiz wants answers from the person who could "leave someone lying there and not help them," he told Daily Voice.
Jenna, an identical twin who had just gotten off of work at an area Five Guys Hamburgers store, was crossing Nesconset Highway southbound, when she was struck by a vehicle believed to be traveling westbound, according to police. The vehicle fled the scene, police sai…
