Cops: Westbound LIE in Melville reopens
All lanes of the westbound Long Island Expressway in Melville were closed Thursday night for about an hour because of an accident before reopening, police said.
The closure, reported at 6:08 p.m., was at Exit 49N and the reason specified on the state Department of Transportation informny.com website was "police activity."
Suffolk County police said a car burst into flames after being...