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Series of fatal crashes prompts proposal for more safety on Long Island roadways

Lawmakers have proposed bringing speed cameras to Long Island roads after one tragic event on the Southern State Parkway back in July. It was when beloved husband, father and grandfather Richard Riggs was killed in a car wreck.

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