Somehow a fatal crash late Sunday night, August 19, 2007, escaped my notice. However, the conviction of the driver on May 19, 2008, brought the accident to my attention. The accusation included a statement that the driver was high on marijuana. The jury convicted the driver of manslaugter, with Judge John Kase presiding. The person who died was in the back seat; three others were injured. The car was traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 17, Malverne, skidded, and crashed into a tree. See the newsday.com article here.
Archive for May, 2008
Southern State Pkwy, 8.19.2007
May 20, 2008Northern Blvd, Roslyn Hts. 5.17.2008
May 19, 2008A few minutes before midnight of Saturday, May 17, 2008, a car traveling east on Northern Boulevard struck and killed a pedestrian just east of Searingtown Road. No charges were filed. The newsday.com article is here.
Tally of 15 months
May 9, 2008After 15 months of recording fatalities on the roads within Nassau County, these are the sad totals:
78 people were killed in Nassau County highway accidents.
66 of these were killed on local streets.
12 of the total were killed on parkways or expressways (8 on Southern, 3 on Northern, 1 on Long Island Expressway)
2 occurred on Hempstead Turnpike.
22 pedestrians were killed, of which 6 were hit-run victims.
10 motorcyclists lost their lives.
3 bicyclists died.
14 deaths involved a single motor vehicle and no pedestrian.
15 involved left turns.
(My counting may contain errors. The beginning date is 2.3.2007. All these accidents are listed in the many pages of this blog. Also, one can surf this blog by using the Categories at the right. Corrections are welcome.
Hempstead Tpk, Elmont, 5.6.2008
May 9, 2008A taxi driver on Hempstead Turnpike about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night, May 6, 2008, struck a pedestrian attempting to cross the turnpike near Plainfield Avenue, Elmont. The pedestrian later died at the hospital. See Newsday here.
Dutch Broadway, Elmont, 5.1.2008
May 2, 2008Sad to relate, a driver was killed westbound on Dutch Broadway about 5:15 on Thursday afternoon, May 1, 2008. On this straight street, he lost control of his car and slammed into a tree at the corner of 238th Street, according to newsday.com However, on May 16 a judge held the driver of another car on a million dollars’ bail. Although the two cars did not collide, this was a two-car accident! It was a street race. The other driver was charged with reckless endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident. See the article here in newsday.com
