Crime & Safety

1 Hurt In Crash Monday Morning On LIE In Yaphank: Police

He was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Suffolk police say.

YAPHANK, NY — A man was hurt after a two-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank on Monday morning, Suffolk police said.

A man was driving a Mitsubishi westbound on the expressway, just west of Exit 67, when his vehicle struck the rear of a Honda CRV, which overturned at around 7:30 a.m., according to police.

The man driving the CRV was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, however, the driver of the Mitsubishi was not hurt, police said.

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The crash snarled the Monday morning commute for a time.

It was one of two local crashes on in which drivers were hurt on Monday morning.

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A 42-year-old Patchogue man critically hurtwhen his vehicle struck a building in South Ocean Avenue.

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