Westbound LIE reopens after crash in Yaphank, officials say
Yaphank firefighters and Suffolk County police respond to a crash Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Credit: James Carbone
The westbound Long Island Expressway was closed for about an hour in the vicinity of Exit 68, the William Floyd Parkway, on Tuesday after police said a vehicle crashed into trees.
Suffolk County police said the crash in Yaphank was reported at 11:31 a.m. It was not immediately clear if there were injuries.
Police said details were still emerging.
The road was reopened at 12:32 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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