Southern State in N. Merrick reopens after accident
Traffic on the Southern State Parkway was snarled after an overturned vehicle near the Meadowbrook Parkway closed the eastbound lanes. (Sept. 1, 2010) Credit: Traffic cam screengrab
The eastbound Southern State Parkway was closed for about a half-hour Wednesday morning after a car overturned near Exit 23, the exit for Meadowbrook Road in North Merrick, State Police said.
The single-car accident happened at 7:09 a.m. All eastbound lanes were closed until 7:39 a.m., police said.
One person who was injured in the crash was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow with what police called "nonlife-threatening injuries." Additional information was not immediately available.
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