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Suffolk County Police last night arrested a man for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that injured a pedestrian in Shirley.
 
Michael Gruce was driving a 2008 Ford Econoline van, backing out of the driveway of 8 Winston Drive, when the van struck and ran over a male pedestrian at approximately 9:55 p.m.  Gruce left the scene in the Ford. The victim was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
 
Gruce was located and arrested on Weeks Avenue in Manorville at 11:35 p.m. Gruce, 50, of Shirley, was charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident 1^st Degree and Reckless Endangerment 2^nd Degree. He is being held overnight at the Seventh Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip in the morning.
 
 
A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
 
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Authority:        Geraldine Hart, Commissioner   19-158494
                        Suffolk County Police Department   JM/0200