Traffic & Transit
1 Dead, 1 Seriously Hurt In Wrong-Way Long Island Crash
An SUV driver is dead while the man who drove a pickup truck the wrong way is in serious condition, police say.
SMITHTOWN, NY — A man is dead following a wrong-way collision on the Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Smithtown on Friday evening, New York State Police said.
Joseph Norris, 38, of Babylon, was driving a pickup truck southbound in the northbound lanes when he struck an SUV being driven by Anthony Mariano, 44, of Kings Park, at 7:29 p.m. north of exit SM3, police said.
Mariano died at the scene, while Norris was brought to Southside Hospital with serious injuries, police said.
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The Sunken Meadow State Parkway was closed northbound after the crash. Police are asking anyone with information to call 631-756-3300.
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