Drivers pumped over low gas prices on Fourth of July

<p>Drivers on Long Island say they are pumped up about the lowest gas prices on the Fourth of July holiday since 2005.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 3, 2017, 9:11 PM

Updated 2,659 days ago

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Drivers on Long Island say they are pumped up about the lowest gas prices on the Fourth of July holiday since 2005.
The average price nationwide for a gallon of regular is $2.23. AAA spokesperson Robert Sinclair Jr. says it’s $2.45 a gallon in Nassau and Suffolk. Sinclair says that’s due to a backfiring of the OPEC oil production cut from last November.
Some drivers are even taking advantage of the extra cash in their pockets and hitting the road.  
"We've done a couple of road trips. We've gone to Maryland, we've gone to a couple of different places. With the gas prices being so low, we probably travel more,” says Alfred Ayensu-Ghartey, of Huntington.
The lowest reported gas prices are in South Carolina at $1.90 a gallon.