Long Island roads hazardous; 25 crashes so far in Suffolk, police say
Traffic on the Southern State Parkway in Valley Stream as the snowfall intensified late Sunday.
With snowfall across Long Island continuing to intensify, roadway travel has become increasingly dangerous, law enforcement officials said Sunday evening.
As of 7 p.m. Sunday, the Suffolk County Police Department was reporting at least 25 crashes, although no road closures.
Nassau County police could not provide accident totals but said all lanes of Route 107 in Brookville were closed in both directions between Fruitledge Road and SUNY Old Westbury because of a downed pole.
County Road 51 between Riverhead and Moriches had been reduced to single-lane going north and south late Sunday. Visibility was quickly diminishing and speeds had been reduced to 25 to 30 mph.
National Weather Service meteorologist James Tomasini said visibility on Long Island roads was about half a mile to three quarters of a mile. That number, he said, is expected to drop to a quarter of a mile, and potentially even an eighth of a mile overnight and into early Monday.
“Travel tonight,” Tomasini said, “is going to be very dangerous if not impossible.”
Newsday's Mark Harrington contributed to this post.
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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