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.
Archive for the ‘Single vehicle’ Category
Piping Rock Rd, Old Brookville, 10.29.2009
October 29, 2009East Broadway, Long Beach, 10.18.2009
October 19, 2009In 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.
Jericho Tpk, Jericho, 8.28.2009
August 29, 20091010wins.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, 2009Tragically, 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, 2009Sad 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.
Southern State Pkwy, 8.4.2009
August 8, 2009A driver traveling west on the Southern State Parkway between exits 30 (Broadway, North Massapequa) and Exit 29 NY 107 (Hicksville Rd) veered off into the woods, hit a tree, and died. The time was early afternoon, Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The Long Island Press story is linked here.
Wantagh Pkwy, 8.3.2009
August 8, 2009More details later. 3 lost lives, southbound Wantagh Pkwy, on curve before Merrick Rd.
Hempstead Tpk, East Meadow
July 29, 2009The 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.
Southern State Pkwy, Exit 28, 6.24.2009
June 24, 2009Sad to report, a westbound motorist died after he crashed into the arch supporting Wantagh Avenue at Exit 28 shortly before noon on Wednesday, June 24. See the newsday.com article here.
Underhill Blvd, Syosset
June 19, 2009Shortly after midnight on the morning of Friday, June 19, 2009, two young men were in a car on Underhill Blvd in Syosset, near Jericho Turnpike. The driver lost control of the car, and his passenger, sad to say, lost his life. The newsday.com article is here.
