Police
say a woman was seriously injured in a crash on the Long Island Expressway in
Yaphank early this morning.
Josephine
Carroll was driving westbound east of Exit 67 when her vehicle struck the rear of a tractor-trailer
that was stopped in traffic for construction at 5:25 a.m., police say.
Carroll,
53, of Bethpage, was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University
Hospital for treatment of serious injuries that were not considered
life-threatening.
The
driver of the tractor-trailer, Frank Sicurella, 52, of Port Jefferson
Station, was not injured.
The
car was impounded for a safety check. The tractor-trailer was
inspected at the scene by officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section.
Detectives
are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at
631-852-8752.