State police arrest man on side of road on Long Island with no pants

Saturday, August 22, 2015
FARMINGDALE (WABC) -- A man was charged after he was found standing naked along the highway on Long Island.

At 10:15 p.m. Friday, New York State Police responded to a report of a naked man running on the eastbound Southern State Parkway, west of Exit 45 (Montauk Highway).
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According to police, they found Robert Zimmerman, 57, of East Islip, on the right shoulder wearing only a T-shirt and sneakers. He was found shortly after he ran into a wooded area off the parkway.

Zimmerman's pants were later found in the woods, police said.

Zimmerman was charged with public lewdness and released with a ticket.
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