Shortly before 5 a.m. on July 22, 2008, an automobile, westbound on the Northern State Parkway went off the road, crashed into trees and burned, unfortunately killing the driver. According to newsday.com here, this happened just west of North Broadway, Jericho, Exit 35. The westbound lanes were closed for two hours.
Archive for the ‘Northern State Pkwy’ Category
Northern State Pkwy, Jericho, 7.22.2008
July 22, 2008Northern State, Jericho, 2.2.2008
February 5, 2008A woman driving west on the Northern State Parkway about 3:30 a.m., Saturday, February 2, 2008, lost control near Exit 35 (North Broadway, Jericho). She hit a tree and was killed, sad to relate. The newsday.com story is here, dated 2.5.2008.
Northern State, exit 34, 1.25.2008
January 25, 2008A passenger was killed about 5:52 a.m. on the Northern State Parkway, eastbound, east of Exit 34 (Brush Hollow Road). The driver went off the road and hit a tree. The newsday.com story is here. The driver lost both legs.
Northern State Pkwy 5.20.07
May 22, 2007A charter coach bus belonging to Atlantic Express flipped over on the Northern State Parkway, westbound, near Willis Avenue late Sunday, May 20, 2007. Buses of that size are forbidden to use the parkway. This was not a case of a high vehicle hitting an overpass. The bus apparently first swerved to the shoulder, then crossed left to the concrete center barrier, then flipped on the driver’s side. He was crushed to death. Among the puzzling aspects of this crash is that the driver had finished his charter by dropping the Girl Scout passengers in Flatbush. He was supposed to return directly to the bus yard on Staten Island, but hours later was reported to the police by parkway motorists as being an unauthorized vehicle. Newsday carried several stories, including this link.
