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Father marvels that he and son survived LIE crash

Quick ReadA Mercedes struck from behind by another Mercedes overturned and hit a guardrail, authorities said.

A father and son survived a crash late

Photo credit: Wayne Carrington | A father and son survived a crash late Monday night on the LIE in Medford, police said. (Aug. 31, 2009)

A Wading River father Tuesday marveled at how he and his 10-year-old son survived a horrific car wreck on the Long Island Expressway Monday night, in which his car flipped over three times before slamming into a guardrail.

"I don't know how we can be alive," said Jacques Dorcely, 48, who returned to his house Tuesday after being treated for minor injuries.

Dorcely and his son,...

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