LIE eastbound lanes reopen
A motorcyclist lost control of his bike and struck a guardrail on the Long Island Expressway, causing the two-hour closure of all eastbound lanes on Sunday, police said.
The lanes were closed about 1:15 p.m. at Exit 46, Sunnyside Boulevard, in Plainview. They were reopened by 3:50 p.m., Nassau County police said.
The accident did not involve any other vehicles, police said. The motorcyclist was treated at an area hospital for injuries police described as not life threatening.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
