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BREAKING: Man Found On Side of LIE, Later Dies
Police say man was lying between concrete barrier that separates the east and westbound lanes.
Suffolk Police are investigating the death a man who was found lying inside the center cement barrier between the east and westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway in Ronkonkoma.
Police say the 52-year old man was found on the eastbound side between exits 60 and 61 at around 5:30 this morning. The man was rushed to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he later died.
The Suffolk County Vehicular Crime Unit shut down all lanes of the LIE for its initial investigation. The medical examiner will be performing an autopsy.
All lanes of the LIE have since reopened. Patch will have more on this story as it develops.
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