Crime & Safety
Sheriff's Vehicle Bursts Into 'Fireball': Video
Watch the dramatic video of a sheriff's vehicle ablaze here.
EAST MORICHES, NY — A Suffolk County Sheriff's Office vehicle burst into a "fireball' Friday, according to witnesses at the scene.
Suffolk County Police said they responded to a report of a vehicle fire at 3:51 p.m. on Friday in the westbound lane of Sunrise Highway in East Moriches.
The East Moriches Fire Department and the Suffolk County Fire Marshal responded to the scene; the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office took over the investigation, police said.
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The roadway, which had been closed, was reopened at 4:30 p.m., police said.
No injuries were reported.
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