WEST BABYLON - Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in West Babylon early Sunday morning.

A passing motorist observed a woman leaning against the center median on westbound Sunrise Highway, 500 feet west of Jerome Avenue. The driver turned around and returned to check on the woman’s welfare and at that point, other motorists had stopped and the woman, Jennifer Wheeler, was lying in the left lane. Wheeler, 30, of 200 Farmers Ave., North Lindenhurst, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives believe the woman was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. There are no known witnesses to this incident nor is there any information regarding the type of vehicle that struck the woman.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.