LIE eastbound lanes reopened in Hauppauge after closure for investigation into driver's death

Suffolk County police are investigating the death of a person found Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle on the side of the Long Island Expressway in Hauppauge.

Police were called to a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of the LIE near Route 111 in Hauppauge at about 1:15 p.m., police said.

When police arrived, officers found a person's body inside the vehicle. Detectives said they believed the death to be of a noncriminal nature and did not appear to be a result of a crash.

The investigation closed the right and center lane of the expressway for several hours, but all lanes were reopened by 5 p.m., police said. The person who died has not been identified.

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.”