82-Year-Old Man With Dementia In Critical Condition After Wrong-Way Crash On LI

An 82-year-old man with dementia is in critical condition after a wrong-way crash on Long Island. Police said Burgess Moore, of New Britain, Connecticut, was reported missing shortly before the wreck. Investigators say he drove his Subaru Legacy north on the southbound lanes of the Wantagh State Parkway, crashing head-on into a Toyota Rav 4, driven by a 48-year-old man from Long Beach, police said. A Saturn Vue, driven by a 20-year-old Levittown man, then struck the other two vehicles, police said. Moore suffers from dementia, yet he has a valid driver’s license. Experts say it’s not that uncommon. “There’s a provision within the Department...

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