Crime & Safety
Cops: Man Drove Wrong Way on LIE, Crashed
The driver, from Amityville, crashed just after 5 a.m. in Dix Hills, police said.
An Amityville man lost control of his vehicle and crashed while driving the wrong way on the Long Island Expressway at 5:04 a.m. Sunday, authorities said
Suffolk police say James T. Reynolds, II, was initially travelling east on the LIE in a 2004 Honda Civic when Highway Patrol Sgt. Vincent Urwand and Officer Thomas Mutarelli saw him enter the rest area between Exits 51 and 52 and make a u-turn. Reynolds then exited the rest area and drove west on the eastbound side of the LIE. He then lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the trees on the right shoulder of the road.
Reynolds was not injured in the crash. He was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and driving in the wrong direction, police said
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Reynolds, 27, was scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip.
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