Crime & Safety
Vehicle Hits Center Moriches Train Trestle — Again
Residents have taken to social media in the past to say that vehicles have hit the train trestle bridge many times over the years.
CENTER MORICHES, NY — A vehicle struck an overhead train trestle on Main Street in Center Moriches Tuesday morning, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, Seventh Precinct officers responded to the incident, which took place at 10:02 a.m.
Although some reports indicated that the vehicle was a tractor trailer, that could not be immediately confirmed.
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No further information was immediately available, police said.
It's not the first time a vehicle has hit the trestle:In 2018, an 18-wheeler hit the train trestle bridge, and at the time, residents took to social media to say similar incidents had happened many times in the past.
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Resident Richard Harkin said in 2018 that the problem wasn't the bridge. "There is a problem with drivers being distracted by their phones. The bridge is adequately marked in both directions, with plenty of warning of the low clearance bridge leading up to it, along with proper signage directing truck traffic for a detour. As a professional myself, there is no excuse for hitting this bridge other than driver error," he said.
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