Southern State Pkwy, Exit 15, 8.18.2009

An eastbound motorcyclist killed himself on the Southern State Parkway about 3:30 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2009.  When I happened to pass the scene about 6:30, the police were taking measurements just east of the Corona Avenue bridge, exit 15.  The cyclist had four lanes to choose, but he crashed into the rear of an automobile.  The reporter for Newsday has given a fuller description here.

Southern State Pkwy, 8.4.2009

A 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.

Southern State Pkwy, Exit 28, 6.24.2009

Sad 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.

Southern State Pkwy, exit 17, 1.30.2009

On the Southern State Parkway about 12:30 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2009,  an unfortunate speeder traveling westbound between exits 18 and 17  went off the road to the right, then swerved across all lanes.  He crashed into the divider and, sadly, lost his life.  The brief story on newsday.com is here.  Empirestatenews.net supplied the direction of the car.  Neither account indicates whether this happened east or west of the bridge over the LIRR West Hempstead branch.  Westbound traffic goes under Woodfield Road, then climbs a hill cresting over the LIRR, then has a leftward curve before reaching exit 17.

Southern State Pkwy median, 11.2.2008

Regrettably, a motorcyclist lost his life when he was riding eastbound on the Southern State Parkway near Peninsula Blvd. about 9 a.m. Sunday, November 2, 2008.  The police reported he was seen weaving and speeding.  He crashed into the center divider.  The brief newsday.com account is here.

Southern State Pkwy, exit 14, 9.25.08

This afternoon we came upon the ashes of two lines of police flares westbound at Exit 16 of the Southern State Parkway.  Newsday.com here reports that before 3 a.m. near Exit 14, North Valley Stream, a car had zig-zagged, hit the center divider, flipped, and caught fire.  One person was rescued by a brave man, one sadly perished in the automobile.

Southern State Pkwy, exit 22, 6.18.08

About 2:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 18, 2008, two motorcyclists traveling west on the Southern State Parkway collided.  This happened somewhere west of the Meadowbrook Parkway interchange.  Both were ejected from their motorcycles.  Sadly, one cyclist died.  The other fled, but was captured.  The newsday.com article is here.

Southern State Pkwy exit 14, 6.1.2008

About 5 a.m., an automobile westbound on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 14, Valley Stream, swerved and crashed into the concrete divider. A passenger was ejected from the rear seat. Sadly, his parents and friends lost him.  The newsday.com article is here.

Southern State Pkwy, 8.19.2007

Somehow a fatal crash late Sunday night, August 19, 2007, escaped my notice. However, the conviction of the driver on May 19, 2008, brought the accident to my attention. The accusation included a statement that the driver was high on marijuana. The jury convicted the driver of manslaugter, with Judge John Kase presiding. The person who died was in the back seat; three others were injured. The car was traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 17, Malverne, skidded, and crashed into a tree. See the newsday.com article here.

Southern State, Roosevelt, 11.4.7

Tragic, this is another incident of a man returning eastbound from work before 6 a.m., Sunday, November 4, 2007. Somehow, he drifted to the right on the slight curve under Nassau Road, Roosevelt, and was killed between the guard rail and the overpass. Newsday’s account is here. The location is just before Exit 21N.