Single-vehicle crash on the LIE in Yaphank kills driver, police say
A motorist was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank, Suffolk police said.
The unidentified male driver was eastbound on the LIE near Exit 67 at 10:13 p.m. when he crashed, police said.
He was pronounced dead at Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue, police said.
A photo taken at the scene of the crash shows a damaged minivan next to a guardrail on the expressway.
No one else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash and the investigation is continuing, according to police.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.