Crime & Safety

Downed Wire Shuts Down Lincoln Avenue For a Bit

Sayville Fire Department responds to scene and removes what was not a live wire.

Motorists heading north or south on Lincoln Avenue in Sayville about 4:30 p.m. found themselves turning around and heading the other way as a downed wire stopped traffic for about 20 minutes Tuesday afternoon.

Sayville Fire Department responded within minutes and ascertained it was not a live or dangerous wire and removed it from blocking the roadway.


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