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Search for driver in nun hit-and-run

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Police on Long Island are looking for the person who ran down a nun killing her Monday night.

Sister Jacqueline Walsh of Syosett was found by a passer-by at 8:30 p.m. along Rose Hill Road in Water Mill.

Sister Walsh had been staying at a nearby retreat with her colleagues from the Sisters of Mercy.

Detectives located a car with front end damage about a half-mile from the scene.

Anyone with information about the deadly incident is encouraged to call police at 631-702-2230.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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