Week in Review: No Leads in Hit and Run, Laser Pointer Injures Pilot

Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a fatal hit and run incident in West Islip earlier this month.

on July 2, Jason Nelson, 27, of Brightwaters, was outside a residence on Sandra Ave. when an unknown type of vehicle traveling northbound struck him, according to police. Nelson suffered severe head injuries and was later pronounced dead at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.

A person on the South Shore pointed a powerful laser beam at a plane flying just south of West Islip en route to JFK on Sunday, causing the pilot injuries to the eye, NYPost.com reported.

Michelle Mannino’s life was forever changed when her husband Christopher was in a boating under the influence (BUI) accident in the Great South Bay on June 23.

On Thursday morning, the West Islip woman appeared side by side with lawmakers at a press conference in Wantagh calling for stronger BUI and boater safety laws to prevent similar tragedies from occurring.

A mosquito sample in West Islip has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Suffolk County Health Services Department reported on Friday. The sample was collected between July 10 and July 12.

The Town of Islip Planning Board will hold a hearing for the zoning change and special permit application regarding a proposed 7-Eleven in West Islip on Thursday, July 26.

Kyle Turri has a chance to add another championship to his lacrosse resume.

The former West Islip goalie and his Team USA teammates defeated the Iroquois Nationals 12-7 Thursday and will now face Canada Saturday in the finals of the 2012 U-19 Lacrosse World Championships in Finland. The title game can be watched live for a fee on the 2012 World Championships website.