Police: Saturday crash that closed part of LIE was fatal

Police confirmed Sunday that a car accident that shut down all westbound lanes on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview on Saturday was fatal.

News 12 Staff

Jan 8, 2023, 10:08 PM

Updated 636 days ago

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Police confirmed Sunday that a car accident that shut down all westbound lanes on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview on Saturday was fatal.
They say a 32-year-old man was driving a 1997 Chevy pickup truck in the westbound lanes, just east of Exit 46.
Police say the driver veered off the road and crashed into a guardrail around 3:30 p.m.
He was thrown from the car and later pronounced dead at the hospital.