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1 killed, 1 injured in Melville LIE crash

A Coram man is grieving the loss of his step-father after a bad crash on the Long Island Expressway.  Police tell News 12 Rafael Ortiz, 57, veered off the road just before 7:30 p.m. last night.

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Apr 22, 2014, 11:43 AM

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