Rescuing stuck vehicles
Brookhaven Supervisor Dan Panico urged residents to stay home after officials said they had to rescue several essential workers stuck in the snow Monday morning.
“Please stay home. Plows from every level of government have been working through the night and will continue for days,” Panico said in a Facebook post. “The roads are extremely easy to get stuck on, even with four-wheel drive. Suffolk County has been rescuing essential workers stuck in vehicles this morning.”
Panico said the worst roads were near farms and open spaces.
“We just had to send a payloader to areas in Yaphank where the drifts were close to five feet,” Panico said. “You can very easily get stuck at an intersection or end up off the road trying to navigate with extremely limited visibility and be stuck in your car for hours.”
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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