Archive for the ‘Local streets’ Category

Sunrise Hwy,Seaford 11.1.2009

November 1, 2009

Tragically, a minor accident led to death on Sunrise Highway, Seaford, during the first hour of November 1, 2009.  According to newsday.com here, a westbound driver rear-ended another car west of Washington Avenue.  Both stopped.  One driver crossed to the median of Sunrise Highway on foot.  Crossing back to the cars, he was killed by another westbound car.

Piping Rock Rd, Old Brookville, 10.29.2009

October 29, 2009

Sad to relate, but during the first hour of Thursday, October 29, 2009, a motorist southbound on Piping Rock Road in Old Brookville lost control of his car and, in hitting a tree, also lost his life.  A newsday.com story here is available to subscribers.

East Broadway, Long Beach, 10.18.2009

October 19, 2009

In the early morning of Saturday, October 17, 2009, near the intersection of Long Beach Boulevard and East Broadway, Long Beach, a car struck and killed a pedestrian.  The driver fled, but was later found and arrestedSee the newsday.com story here.

Jersusalem Ave., Uniondale, 9.20.2009

September 20, 2009

About 1 a.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2009, a driver lost his life at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale.  He was southbound on Hawthorne, when an allegedly inebriated driver was moving west on Jerusalem.  An account appeared here in the Long Island Press.

Eisenhower Park, 9.16.2009

September 17, 2009

Newsday reports that a body was found on the roadway that crosses through the park from Hempstead Turnpike to Merrick Avenue.  The discovery was made about 9:15 by a northbound motorist.  It may be a hit-and-run.   The newsday.com story is here.

Jericho Tpk, Jericho, 8.28.2009

August 29, 2009

1010wins.com reports here that a motorcyclist lost his life when he crashed into a fence along Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, early on August 28, 2009.

Hempstead Tpk., East Meadow, 8.23.2009

August 24, 2009

Tragically, two brothers were killed about 4 a.m. Sunday, August 23, 2009, as they crossed Hempstead Turnpike near Conti Square Blvd., East Meadow.  A westbound driver (according to police, drunk) killed both brothers.  The newsday.com story is here.

Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale, 8.16, 2009

August 18, 2009

Sad to report, a pedestrian crossing Jerusalem Avenue just before noon on Sunday, August 16, 2009, near Bedford Avenue, Uniondale, was struck and killed by a car.  The newsday.com story here gives the precise location and narrates how the police caught the hit-run driver.

Fulton St., Farmingdale, 8.6.2009

August 8, 2009

During the afternoon of Thursday, August 6, 2009, an eastbound vehicle on Fulton St., Farmingdale,  stopped to allow a pedestrian to cross northbound.  The following vehicle crashed into the first, sending the first into the pedestrian. The pedestrian lost his life.  Date: August 6, 2009, in the afternoon.  The newsday.com article gives no indication of the cross street, but Fulton Street is NY 109, a divided state highway.

Hempstead Tpk, East Meadow

July 29, 2009

The intersection of Newbridge Road and Hempstead Turnpike is wide and busy.  Unfortunately, before 10 p.m. on July 28, 2009, a pedestrian lost her life when crossing Hempstead Turnpike.  The news story does not include whether she was using the west crosswalk or the east crosswalk, nor which direction she was walking.  A driver going east hit and killed her, according to the newsday.com article here.

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Pedestrians have particular problems there with turning vehicles, but that appears not to have been the case with this death.