8 Hurt In Long Island Expressway Crash In Queens
It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
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It happened around 8:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Brooklyn Queens Expressway.
Smoke and flames didn't stop two men from risking their own lives to save another man during rush hour Wednesday night on the Long Island Expressway.
The crash happened on the eastbound side of the LIE just after midnight near Exit 49 where according to investigators, two cars were initially involved in a fender bender.
A woman was arrested on DWI charges following a chain reaction crash involving eight vehicles on the Long Island Expressway late Friday night.
The Hauppauge mother of six was driving on the LIE when her vehicle flipped Saturday during a torrential downpour.
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Police say two people were seriously hurt in the accident that involved a tractor trailer, three box trucks and two cars.
An overturned truck on the Long Island Expressway left at least four people injured and brought traffic in Queens to a standstill Tuesday afternoon.
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Suffolk County police said it happened around 3:30 p.m. near exit 68 in Shirley.
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It happened just before midnight on the eastbound side of the LIE near exit 44 involving a pickup truck and a sedan.
Authorities say three people were taken to area hospitals, one of which was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries.
According to the New York City Department of Transportation, traffic patterns in both directions on the LIE between exits 22A and 22C in Queens will shift starting at 10 p.m. Monday, if weather permits.
Two Long Island men suffered serious injuries in an early morning motor vehicle accident on the LIE.
Sergio Vargas was driving east when his car hit the tractor trailer around 5:10 a.m., causing the truck to flip, police said.
It's estimated that more than 200,000 cars pass by Exit 51 on the Long Island Expressway every day.
Authorities say the accident occurred at around 4:20 a.m. near Maurice Avenue and Borden Avenue in Maspeth.
Police say Jillian Bellows, 36, of Hampton Bays was swerving and driving erratically on the Long Island Expressway at Exit 39 in Old Westbury when she was pulled over at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday night.
The SUV was heading eastbound near exit 56 when it careened through a fence, went on its side across two lanes of the service road, and broke another fence before rolling down a steep embankment.
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