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1 dead, 2 injured in crash that shut down portion of Long Island Expressway in Queens

Deadly crash shuts down Long Island Expressway in Queens
Deadly crash shuts down Long Island Expressway in Queens 00:25

NEW YORK -- A deadly crash in Queens shut down part of the Long Island Expressway for hours overnight. 

It happened at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday on the westbound side near the Grand Central Parkway. 

A driver was speeding when their vehicle struck a guardrail and flipped over multiple times, according to police. 

A woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.

The driver, a 20-year-old man, was in critical condition. A female passenger, 18, was in critical but stable condition. 

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