Crime & Safety
Morning Crash Stalls LIE Traffic at Rte. 135
Driver hospitalized after Toyota overturns in westbound lane.
A flipped car on the Long Island Expressway sent the driver to a local hospital and tied up traffic in both directions for more than an hour Thursday, authorities said.
The driver of a Toyota flipped over in the westbound lane, wedged against the LIE's concrete divider. The crash occurred just before the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway interchange, on the border between Plainview and Syosset.
Syosset firefighters and Nassau County Police responded and used hydraulic tools to free the driver from within the wreck.
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The driver was transported to Nassau University Medical Center. Her condition could not be learned.
Traffic was delayed badly in both directions while emergency efforts were under way.
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