Archive for February, 2009

Sea Cliff Ave, 2.21.2009

February 22, 2009

Two men in a car were killed about 11:30 p.m. as they traveled westbound on Sea Cliff Avenue in the city of Glen Cove.  Near Pearl Avenue the driver swerved to the right and hit a utility pole.  See the newsday.com story here.

Backlog: 4 unsolved hit-runs

February 22, 2009

In the past two years, Nassau County has accumulated four cases where pedestrians were killed by a hit-run driver and the cases have not yet been solved.  For the details, look at the column at the right and click on the category “Hit-run without arrest.”

Robbins Lane, Syosset, 2.13.2009

February 16, 2009

Sad to relate, about 9 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 2009, a man driving southbound on Robbins Lane entered the LIRR grade crossing right in front of an eastbound train.  He was killed.  The newsday articles have quite a discussion about whether the gate facing him was working properly.