Sunrise Highway east between Exits 52 and 53 reopened after crash, Suffolk police say

A two-vehicle crash that closed the eastbound Sunrise Highway between Exit 52 and Exit 53, closing the exit for North Ocean Avenue in North Patchogue, has been cleared, Suffolk County police said Tuesday.

There were no reported serious injuries in the crash, which was reported around 6 a.m., police said.

A brush fire that closed a portion of the westbound Long Island Expressway in Manorville early Tuesday has also been extinguished and the right lane reopened, police said.

Police said the brush fire was reported in a 911 call at 5:36 a.m. and said the right lane was closed in the area due to smoke conditions and a lack of visibility, as well as access to the scene for fire personnel and equipment. The scene was located between Exit 69 and Exit 68, the exit for the William Floyd Parkway.

That exit also was temporarily closed, police said. It has also since reopened.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”