Sunrise Hwy,Seaford 11.1.2009

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.

East Broadway, Long Beach, 10.18.2009

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 arrested.  See the newsday.com story here.

Eisenhower Park, 9.16.2009

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.

Hempstead Tpk., East Meadow, 8.23.2009

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

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

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

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.

Park Avenue, Long Beach

Lamentably, on the morning of July 28, 2009, a truck westbound on East Park Avenue (somewhere near Neptune Blvd), struck several parked cars and killed a pedestrian on the sidewalk, a man who was leaving a store.   The newsday.com link is here.

Meadowbrook Pkwy, 4.14.2009

For an unknown reason, a pedestrian walked along the southbound Meadowbrook Parkway in Carle Place during the first hour of Tuesday, April 14, 2009.  He was killed by a car that did not stop.  The brief Newsday.com  story is here.

Hempstead Tpk & Loring Rd 12.30.2008

Sad to relate, a young lady was struck by an eastbound car when crossing Hempstead Turnpike northbound near Loring Road, Levittown, shortly before 11 p.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2008.  She passed away on New Year’s Day.  The newsday.com report of her death is here.  The year 2008 brought five deaths on Hempstead Turnpike.