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Alleged Driver In Hit-And-Run Involving Marine Corporal Arrested

BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A man is in custody in connection to a hit-and-run accident in Suffolk County, Long Island earlier this week.

Police have arrested the driver they say struck a marine while he was jogging in Bay Shore Wednesday afternoon.

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Investigators say around 5 p.m., 20-year-old Steven Sabato was driving a Ford Fusion when he veered onto the shoulder of Montauk Highway and hit Corporal Nathan Valle.

The 30-year-old marine suffered a fractured shoulder blade and head injuries.

Sabato has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.

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