Dredge spill on Sunrise Highway stalls traffic

Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol Motor Carrier Unit today issued several summonses to the operator of a dump truck that spilled half a ton of debris across Sunrise Highway. W. Chavez-Duran, 31, of 31 West 10th St., Huntington Station, was driving an 18-wheel dump truck for Sky Materials in Calverton, when the rear gate opened. A half ton of dredge spoil spilled onto eastbound Sunrise Highway at exit 39, Hubbard’s Path. Some of the debris also spilled onto the eastbound Sunrise Highway Service Road.