Sad to relate, a motorcyclist was killed in Elmont just before midnight on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. According to the Long Island Press here, he was traveling west when he collided with into a sedan turning left (east to north) onto Plainfield Avenue. This accident was also related in Saturday’s print edition of Newsday. Of the approximately 133 fatalities reported on this blog, 23 have involved left turns.
Hempstead Tpk, Elmont, 6.24.2009
June 27, 2009 by nassaunySouthern State Pkwy, Exit 28, 6.24.2009
June 24, 2009 by nassaunySad to report, a westbound motorist crashed into the arch supporting Wantagh Avenue at Exit 28 shortly before noon on Wednesday, June 24. See the newsday.com article here.
Underhill Blvd, Syosset
June 19, 2009 by nassaunyShortly after midnight on the morning of Friday, June 19, 2009, two young men were in a car on Underhill Blvd in Syosset, near Jericho Turnpike. The driver lost control of the car, and his passenger, sad to say, lost his life. The newsday.com article is here.
Central Ave., Bethpage, 6.8.2009
June 9, 2009 by nassaunySad to report, a bicyclist was killed as he pedaled west on Central Avenue, Bethpage, on the afternoon of Monday, June 8, 2009. The intersection of Central Avenue and Stewart Avenue is controlled by traffic signals. Both streets are wide. The cyclist lost his life when he was hit by a dump truck traveling on Stewart Avenue. The Newsday.com story is here.
Seaman’s Neck Rd and Kingsberry Rd, north Seaford, 5.11.2009
May 28, 2009 by nassaunyAlong wide, residential Seaman’s Neck Road, near where Kingsberry Road enters from the east, a driver facing south made a u-turn to go north. In the process, he struck and killed a motorcyclist riding south. The street is the borderline between the Levittown and Seaford post office designations; hence some confusion about the location. The newsday.com story is here.
Grand Avenue, Baldwin, 5.12.2009
May 28, 2009 by nassaunyA motorcyclist traveling north on Grand Avenue, Baldwin, was killed at the intersection of Village Avenue. A southbound car, making a left turn, struck the motorcycle. The newsday.com story is here.
National Blvd, Long Beach, 5.15.2009
May 28, 2009 by nassaunySome sort of moving argument led to a death-by-automobile on National Boulevard, Long Beach, Friday morning. When one of the contestants left his car, the other driver backed up, then moved forward, killing the man. The newsday.com article is here.
NY 106, Muttontown, 5.2.2009
May 4, 2009 by nassaunyAbout 8 p.m., Saturday, May 2, 2009, a man was driving north on NY 106 in Muttontown and attempted to turn left onto Brookville Road. A southbound car struck his car. His wife, seated next to him, sadly lost her life. The newsday.com story is here. The follow-up article in print 5.5.2009 refers to a left-turn green arrow as part of the signal cycle.
Bethpage Pkwy, 4.15.2009
April 16, 2009 by nassaunyAbout 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, the driver of a car northbound on the Bethpage Parkway, shortly before Hempstead Turnpike, swerved into the southbound lane and collided with a southbound car. The northbound driver lost her life. The newsday.com story is here. Note that this parkway is quite unusual, as it has only two lanes, with a painted line as a divider. A driver unfamiliar with this route might consider it dangerous, but this is the Bethpage Parkway’s first fatality since this blog was begun in early 2007. It was a clear, dry afternoon, and the offending driver was not facing the sun.
Meadowbrook Pkwy, 4.14.2009
April 14, 2009 by nassaunyFor an unknown reason, a pedestrian walked along the southbound Meadowbrook Parkway in Carle Place during the first hour of Tuesday, April 14, 2009. He was killed by a car that did not stop. The brief Newsday.com story is here.
