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Drunk Tractor-Trailer Driver Crashes, Spills 50 Gallons Of Diesel On LIE: Suffolk County Police Drunk Tractor-Trailer Driver Crashes, Spills 50 Gallons Of Diesel On LIE: Suffolk County Police
Drunk Tractor-Trailer Driver Crashes, Spills 50 Gallons Of Diesel On LIE: Suffolk County Police A trucker was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed his tractor-trailer, taking down streetlamps and spilling diesel fuel across the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Timothy Murray, 64, of Mastic, was behind the wheel of a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer when he veered off the westbound LIE near Exit 50 in Dix Hills, smashing into the guardrail around 7:48 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10, police said. The crash took out several hundred feet of guardrail and knocked down two streetlamps. Another driver hit the debris and was left stranded on the high…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers
Wheatley Heights Man, 23, Dies When Car Crashes Into 18-Wheeler On NJ Turnpike: Troopers A Long Island man was killed when his car crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike, authorities said. Donald Butler of Wheatley Heights, died in the crash in Westampton Township on Tuesday, Oct. 15, a New Jersey State Police spokesperson said.  Troopers responded to the northbound side of the turnpike near milepost 43.9 at around 9:56 p.m. The crash happened just south of Exit 5, which is the interchange for Burlington-Mount Holly Road. Investigators said Butler was driving a Mercedes-Benz E400 when his car struck the back of a Fre…

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by Chris Spiker
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ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Crash The identity has been released of a man killed in a chain-reaction crash on Long Island. It happened just after 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25,  in Lynbrook. Nassau County Police said a 70-year-old man was operating a white 2018 Nissan Sentra as an Uber driver with a 26-year-old male passenger westbound on Sunrise Highway when he struck a white 2012 Audi operated by a 37-year-old man traveling westbound at Atlantic Avenue. The 2012 Audi collided with a 2011 Freightliner Party bus operated by a 38-year-old man. The Nissan Sentra driver suffered severe injuries and was transported to a lo…

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by Joe Lombardi