Overturned box truck snarls traffic on the Long Island Expressway
An overturned box truck snarled traffic on the westbound Long Island Expressway near Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview Tuesday, the New York State Department of Transportation 511 NY website reported.
Nassau County police said there was one minor injury related to the incident, but said that person was treated at the scene.
The state website reported the incident occurred at 11:03 a.m. – and said the three left lanes and shoulder were closed.
Traffic cam footage showed heavy duty tow trucks righting the truck at 12:50 p.m. and traffic moving slowly through the area. A traffic jam extended east to Round Swamp Road.
Police said all lanes would be reopened as soon as the truck was removed from the roadway.
By 2:15 p.m. the DOT website was showing the crash site had been cleared.
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.”
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