Snowplow overturns

By Maureen Mullarkeymaureen.mullarkey@newsday.comFebruary 23, 2026

Suffolk County police reported a state Department of Transportation snowplow overturned around 8:15 p.m. Sunday on westbound Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore.

They did not immediately say whether the driver was injured or provide additional information.

Since 6 p.m., New York State Police have reported about 20 collisions and over a dozen disabled vehicles on the state parkways

"We still are urging the public to not drive unless absolutely necessary," Trooper Brittany Burton told Newsday.

About 30 crashes were reported in Suffolk since Sunday, police said.

Nassau County Police said 73 reported motor vehicle accidents had occurred so far since 9 a.m. Sunday

By Maureen Mullarkey

maureen.mullarkey@newsday.com

Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday. She previously worked as a reporter for Patch, where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals.

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