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Fatal Malverne crash stretch notorious as 'Blood Alley'

The scene of a deadly crash along the

Photo credit: James Carbone | The scene of a deadly crash along the westbound Southern State Parkway between exits 18-17 that occurred around 3:40 a.m., and left four dead after the vehicle struck a tree and split in half. (Oct. 8, 2012)

The stretch of the Southern State Parkway where four teens died in a one-car crash early Monday has been notorious for being the scene of fatal wrecks for nearly three decades.

So much so that the 10-mile stretch between Exit 17 in Malverne and Exit 32 in South Farmingdale has been called "Blood Alley" because of the high number of fatal crashes there.

"The Southern State Parkway is...

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