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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…
Two Wanted In Long Island Stolen Car Ring Nabbed Following Chase, Crash
Two men wanted in connection with a stolen car ring operating on Long Island were nabbed following a chase and a crash that injured a police officer.
Rafael Ramirez, 35, of Manhattan, and Matthew Garcia, 21, of Queens, were arrested by the Nassau County Police around 11:53 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, in Corona, Queens for multiple grand larcenies that allegedly occurred in Nassau County, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, and team detectives assigned to the Auto Theft Unit were investigating a stolen car ring which led them to Corona, Queens.
During the in…
