Long Island Expressway Crash Leaves 1 Seriously Hurt: Police

Islandia NY

24 February, 2020

3:05 PM

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HAUPPAUGE, NY — A man was seriously hurt in a Monday morning crash on the Long Island Expressway in Hauppauge, Suffolk County police said. He was driving a 1996 Toyota 4Runner westbound on the Long Island Expressway, near exit 56, when he swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle that had slowed for construction around 10:20 a.m., police said. The Toyota overturned, ejecting the driver, police said. The man was flown to Stony Brook University Hospital. All westbound lanes on the expressway remained closed until around 1 p.m. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.