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A vehicle is towed away from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Staten Island Expressway near South Avenue on Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Graniteville. (Owen Reiter for the Advance\/SILive.com)Owen Reiter<\/p>\nSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 A Brooklyn motorist is in NYPD custody after multiple vehicles crashed on the Staten Island Expressway early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Multiple NYPD and FDNY units were summoned to the highway after six vehicles were part of a crash on the westbound Expressway, near South Avenue, that resulted in all lanes of the Expressway being briefly shut down.<\/p>\n
A vehicle is towed away from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Staten Island Expressway near South Avenue on Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Graniteville. (Owen Reiter for the Advance\/SILive.com)Owen Reiter<\/p>\n
At approximately 2:42 a.m., the FDNY reported that one of the six vehicles involved in the crash had caught fire.<\/p>\n
Police arrested Elijah Alabi, 36, a Brooklyn man who was operating a 2021 Lexus SUV that was involved in the collision. He was driving without a suspended license, said the NYPD.<\/p>\n
According to FDNY Battalion 21, two injuries were reported, and the condition of those injured is unknown at this time.<\/p>\n
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A vehicle is towed away from the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on the Staten Island Expressway near South Avenue on Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Graniteville. (Owen Reiter for the Advance\/SILive.com)Owen Reiter<\/p>\n
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