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Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes Long Island Expressway Closure
A man was seriously injured in a crash that led to the closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway overnight.
The crash happened on Thursday, Aug. 27 at about 3:15 a.m. on the westbound side near Exit 48 in Melville.
Alex Sahastume-Rivera, 22, of Jackson Heights, Queens, was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 48 when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned at approximately 3:15 a.m.
Keith Tito, 22, of East Elmhurst, Queens, a passenger in the backseat, was ejected from the vehicle.
Tito was transported to Nassau Unive…