Cops: Van driver ejected in LIE crash, breaks leg
Photo credit: Peter Walden Sr | A van driver escaped serious injury despite being ejected in a crash on the Long Island Expressway in Melville. The unidentified male driver "apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a wall" when he was ejected, according to a Suffolk County police spokeswoman. Police closed the eastbound lanes for about 20 minutes so the driver could be airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries including a broken leg. (Jan. 7, 2013)
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A van driver escaped serious injury despite being ejected in a crash Monday afternoon on the Long Island Expressway in Melville, police said.
The unidentified male driver "apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a wall" when he was ejected, a Suffolk County police spokeswoman said.
The driver was taken by Suffolk County police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with...
