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ID Released For Man Who Dies After Jeep Rolls Over During Medical Event On LIE
Police have released the identity of a Manorville man who died following a crash on the LIE after suffering a medical emergency.
William Thomas, 60, died around 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, June 11, after crashing while driving on the Long Island Expressway, said the Suffolk County Police.
Thomas was driving a 2014 Jeep Patriot westbound on the LIE, just east of exit 70, when it veered off the road and overturned, police said.
Detectives believe Thomas suffered a medical event prior to the crash.
A passenger in the Jeep, Catherine Lucero, 55, of Riverhead, was uninjured.
Thomas was pronounc…
