County Road 39 Head-On Collision Snarls Traffic - 27 East
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County Road 39 Head-On Collision Snarls Traffic

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Traffic on Hill Street in Southampton Village at a stand still at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon due to an accident that closed a portion of both east and west lanes of County Road 39. JOE SHAW

Traffic on Hill Street in Southampton Village at a stand still at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon due to an accident that closed a portion of both east and west lanes of County Road 39. JOE SHAW

Traffic on Hill Street in Southampton Village at a stand still at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon due to an accident that closed a portion of both east and west lanes of County Road 39. JOE SHAW

Traffic on Hill Street in Southampton Village at a stand still at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon due to an accident that closed a portion of both east and west lanes of County Road 39. JOE SHAW

authorStaff Writer on Oct 26, 2022
A head-on collision on County Road 39 in the Shinnecock Hills section closed the westbound and center lanes of the road on Wednesday, October 26, at approximately 3 p.m., snarling... more

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