Police seek driver who used BB gun on pickup truck on LIE in Lake Ronkonkoma

The search is on for the driver of a white Honda Civic who, police said, fired what detectives believe is a BB gun into another vehicle during a road rage incident on Thursday morning on the Long Island Expressway.

Suffolk County police said the incident occurred about 8:40 a.m. on the eastbound expressway between Exit 59 and Exit 60 in Lake Ronkonkoma. The male driver of a 2018 Chevrolet pickup that was struck was not injured, police said.

However, the rear driver's side window of the pickup was damaged.

Police said the white Honda had tinted windows — and identified the driver only as "a male."

Fourth Squad detectives are asking anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS — or, to contact them at 631-854-8452. All calls will remain confidential.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”