Teen killed by subway train son of Long Island police detective

The Long Island teen killed by a Manhattan subway while celebrating his 18th birthday is the son of a Long Island police detective. Liam Armstrong — a lacrosse star set to graduate this June from Smithtown High School East — was crushed Tuesday by a northbound express train as horrified straphangers watched inside the 79th St. station, authorities said.

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“He got fried and mangled,” said witness Anthony Escobar, 36, of the Bronx.

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