Crime & Safety

Downed Wire Closes Lincoln Avenue

Shut down streets cause traffic to back up.

A downed "live wire" on Lincoln Avenue, in front of the entrance to , backed up roads surrounding Hauppauge High School on Monday, police said.

and Suffolk County Police blocked off Lincoln Avenue between Veterans Highway and the school. Police were waiting to determine if the downed wire was live, a school district security guard said.

During the more than hour-long closure, traffic backups developed on Route 111 northbound towards Townline Road. Fairfield residents were allowed to drive past police barricades to access their homes. 

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