Traffic & Transit
Northern State Parkway Crash: SUV Falls Into Ditch, 1 Hurt
A Honda Pilot collided with a Mercedes coup Thursday afternoon on the parkway, officials say.
PLAINVIEW, NY — An SUV driver was hurt Thursday afternoon in a crash on the Northern State Parkway in Plainview. A Honda Pilot collided with a Mercedes coup around 3:45 p.m. Thursday on the westbound lanes of the parkway, near Manetto Hill Road, officials told Patch.
The SUV drove off the parkway and into a wooded area before dropping several feet into a drainage ditch.
The Syosset and Plainview Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the wreck along with state troopers. The injured driver was taken to a hospital. The other driver was not hurt.
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Crews working the crash blocked the right lane, causing major delays during the evening commute.
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