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SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway
SUV Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Sunken Meadow State Parkway Click here for an updated story - IDs Released For SUV Driver Killed, Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash One person was killed in a wrong-way crash that happened overnight on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway. A pickup truck was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes when it struck an SUV traveling northbound in the northbound lanes at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 in Smithtown, north of Exit SM3, state police said. The driver of the SUV died at the scene and the driver of the pickup truck was transported to Southside Hospital with serious injuries. The i…
Drunk Long Island Man Assaults Troopers During Sobriety Testing, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man Assaults Troopers During Sobriety Testing, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man Assaults Troopers During Sobriety Testing, Police Say An intoxicated 55-year-old Long Island man driving a 2020 Mercedes-Benz G30 allegedly assaulted two state troopers, striking one in the eye and spraining the wrist of another when he became frustrated with field sobriety testing, according to police. Francis D. Garofalo of Commack was pulled over while driving down the northbound side of the Sunken Meadow Parkway in Smithtown at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, state police said.  Officers were ultimately able to place Garofalo into custody. The injured officers were treated at Southside Hospital.  Garofalo was charged with th…