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.
Archive for the ‘Multiple deaths in one accident’ Category
Hempstead Tpk., East Meadow, 8.23.2009
August 24, 2009Wantagh Pkwy, 8.3.2009
August 8, 2009More details later. 3 lost lives, southbound Wantagh Pkwy, on curve before Merrick Rd.
Sea Cliff Ave, 2.21.2009
February 22, 2009Two 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.
Oceanside and Foxhurst Rds, 7.5.2008
July 6, 2008Sad to relate, a husband and wife lost their lives when their Camry was broadsided by a Kia in Oceanside on Saturday afternoon, July 5, 2008. The Kia was traveling west on Foxhurst Road, and at the intersection with Oceanside Road it struck the northbound Camry. The newsday.com article is here.
Nassau Blvd, West Hempstead, 4.10.2008
April 11, 2008Sad double death as a result of a high-speed accident on Nassau Blvd, West Hempstead, a block north of West Hempstead High School. Three 17-year-old students headed out of school for lunch, it seems, late in the morning of Thursday, April 10, 2008. They turned north on Nassau Blvd. Reports say the driver speeded up (in a 20 m.p.h. school zone), tried to pass a car, lost control and crashed into a wooden utility pole and dumpster on the other side of the street. The driver is alive the next day. His passengers are dead.
Southern State Parkway 2.3.2007
February 10, 2007Three men were killed about 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning, February 3, 2007, eastbound on the Southern State Parkway, at exit 20, Grand Avenue. Their car hit the median, somehow went airborne, and crashed against the bridge. All three passengers were killed. See newsday.com
