Hit-and-run involving stolen tractor caught on camera in Coram, Suffolk County

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Thursday, May 21, 2020
Search for man involved in hit and run with tractor
It happened at a gas station in Coram.

CORAM, Suffolk County (WABC) -- Surveillance video shows a man driving a stolen tractor involved in a hit-and-run at a gas station in Suffolk County.

You can see the man as he backs the John Deere tractor into a pedestrian at U.S. 1 gas station on Route 112 in Coram.

Then, he speeds away.

It happened on April 20 after the tractor was stolen from a retirement community called "The Vistas" on North Bicycle Path in Port Jefferson Station.

Police are still searching for the alleged tractor thief.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information about these incidents can contact Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to submit an anonymous tip by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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