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Propane Tanks Explode as Semi-Truck Flips on NYC Expressway
An explosion caused by a tanker truck carrying 300 propane tanks forced a New York City expressway to shut down around midnight Tuesday. Police said black ice on westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway at Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens may have caused the semi-truck to roll over after the truck was cut off by another driver. The FDNY said…
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Fire Engulfs Truck on LIE After Propane Tanks Explosion
NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.
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Driver Pleads Guilty, Admits Texting in 2017 Crash That Left NY Trooper With Brain Injury
State police say a trooper was seriously injured when he was struck by a vehicle while assisting a disabled motorist on an overpass leading to the Long Island Expressway near Brentwood.
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5 Injured, 1 Seriously, in Chain-Reaction Crash on Long Island Expressway: Suffolk Police
Five people were injured, one seriously, after a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway Tuesday morning, police say.
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Fake Cop Busted Pulling Over Real Detectives, Police Say
Police in the New York City suburbs say they’ve arrested a fake cop who tried to pull over real detectives. Nassau County police said Valiery Portlock sounded a horn and flashed emergency lights Friday morning as he an attempt to pull over a van in Hicksville, Long Island. The unmarked van turned out to be occupied by detectives from the...
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Motorcyclist Killed By Drunken Driver on Long Island Expressway in Queens
Police say a motorcyclist is dead after a drunken driver struck him on the Long Island Expressway in Queens
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Jogger Killed in Long Island Hit and Run: Police
A driver hit and killed a jogger on Long Island on Sunday afternoon, then fled the scene, police said.
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One Driver Dead Following Accident on Long Island Express in Queens
All westbound lanes on highway were shut down near Exit 17 during busy rush hour traffic following the multi-vehicle accident where the man’s vehicle was overturned.
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52-Year-Old Killed in Crash on Long Island Expressway
A 52-year-old man died Thursday after he had a medical incident while driving on the westbound lanes of Long Island Expressway in Queens.
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Woman Accused of Drunken Crash With 3 Daughters in Car
A woman who was drunk driving crashed her car with her three daughters inside, police said.
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Long Island HOV Lane Driver Buckled Fully-Dressed Dummy Into Passenger Seat: Police
A Long Island man tried to drive solo in a HOV lane by buckling a fully-dressed dummy into his passenger seat, police said.
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Canadian Man Tries to Hit Long Island Patrol Cars Twice: Police
A Canadian driver twice tried to strike patrol cars as he was fleeing arrest on Long Island, police said.
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Avid Bicyclist Dies in Hit-and-Run on Long Island: Cops
A 66-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed by a minivan that fled the scene, police said.
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Avid Bicyclist Dies in Hit-and-Run on Long Island: Cops
A 66-year-old bicyclist was struck and killed on Sunday by a minivan that fled the scene, police said. Greg Cergol reports.
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Jussie Smollett's ‘Empire' Character ‘Not Being Written Out,' Fox Says in New Statement
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s character “is not being written out of the show,” 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment said in a statement released Wednesday, days after Chicago police said they want to re-interview the actor and singer about an alleged attack he reported last month.
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At Least 7 Hurt, Mostly Kids, in School Bus Crash on Long Island Expressway
At least seven people were hurt, most of them children, in a multi-vehicle crash involving a school bus and two other vehicles on the Long Island Expressway Wednesday, according to fire officials and police.
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31-Year-Old Father Dies in Multi-Vehicle Crash on Long Island Expressway: Police
A 31-year-old father who got out of his vehicle after a crash on the Long Island Expressway was struck and killed by another car, police said.
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Dad Killed When He Gets Out of Car After Crash: Police
A father and husband got out of his car on the Long Island Expressway after a crash, then was struck and killed by another car, police say. Wale Aliyu reports.
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Driver Arraigned on DWI Charges in 8-Vehicle Pileup on LIE
A Long Island woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge that she was driving while intoxicated during an eight-car chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway.
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8-Vehicle Pileup Leaves 6 Injured, 1 Arrested on Long Island
Police say eight vehicles got tangled in a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway, leaving six people with minor injuries, a minivan stuck under an oil tanker and the minivan’s driver under arrest.