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Riverhead Man Arrested for DWI After Two-Car Crash and Hit-and-Run in Flanders
Medford Man, 21, Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Alleged DWI Crash Kills Holtsville Man in Middle Island
West Hempstead Branch suspended and LIE westbound closed this weekend on Long Island
Plainview Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Drug-Impaired East Meadow Crash
Hit-and-Run That Killed 13-Year-Old Boy on Granny Road in Coram Remains Unsolved Four Years Later
Police Chase Through Freeport Neighborhood Ends In Crash On Front Lawn
Middle Island Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole on Schwenks Road in Water Mill
Motorcyclist Killed After Losing Control on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, Road Closed for Hours
Regular gas averages $4.37 across 167 Long Island stations, Oct. 5–11
8 crash records on the Northern State in 7 days, Oct. 5–11, 2026
10 crash records on the LIE in Nassau and Suffolk, October 4–10, 2026
22 DWI entries on Long Island parkways, Oct. 4–10, with 19 logged overnight
Woman, 58, Killed After Vehicle Overturns on Wading River Manor Road in Calverton; Passenger Hospitalized With Serious Injuries
Long Island traffic tickets fell 5.3% in August 2026 to 52,896
6 crash records on Southern State Parkway, October 3–9, 2026
Babylon Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Freeport Hit-and-Run After Fleeing State and Tampering With Evidence
LIRR recorded 54 unplanned alert threads October 2–8, second lowest in five-week span
Shooting at Bellport LIRR Station Disrupts Montauk Branch Service; Suspect Group Fled Before Police Arrived
West Hempstead Branch suspended and LIE work among key changes for Long Island, Oct. 10–11
Man Killed, Driver Hospitalized After Head-On Crash on Rocky Point Yaphank Road
Pedestrian Killed in Lindenhurst Hit-and-Run on Sunrise Highway; Driver Fled Scene
85-Year-Old Hauppauge Man Dies After Medical Emergency Sends Truck Into Tree on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma
Long Island regular gas averages $4.43 with a 108-cent spread, week of Sept. 27
528 crash records in 87 days: when Long Island roads see the most 511 activity
11 of 15 DWI entries logged overnight on Long Island parkways, Sept. 26–Oct. 2
Port Jefferson Branch posts lowest LIRR on-time rate in August 2026 at 92.0%
71 unplanned LIRR alert threads recorded on Long Island in Sept. 25–Oct. 1 week
Sagtikos State Parkway Exit S3 led Long Island crash records, July 4–October 1, 2026
Nor'easter Floods Long Island Roads, Knocks Out Power to 119,000 — Long Beach Branch Suspended, Roads Closed in Nassau
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INTERACTIVE · LAST 45 DAYS Long Island Crime Map Every report pinned by category across Nassau & Suffolk — tap any pin for the full story. Explore the map Riverhead Man Arrested for DWI After Two-Car Crash and Hit-and-Run in Flanders
Medford Man, 21, Indicted on Manslaughter Charges After Alleged DWI Crash Kills Holtsville Man in Middle Island
Plainview Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Drug-Impaired East Meadow Crash
Middle Island Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole on Schwenks Road in Water Mill
22 DWI entries on Long Island parkways, Oct. 4–10, with 19 logged overnight
Babylon Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Freeport Hit-and-Run After Fleeing State and Tampering With Evidence
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- West Hempstead Branch suspended and LIE westbound closed this weekend on Long Island
October 17–18, 2026 brings a full West Hempstead Branch suspension, an LIE westbound closure, and events at UBS Arena and Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum with 511NY traffic notices.
- Regular gas averages $4.37 across 167 Long Island stations, Oct. 5–11
GasBuddy data collected by Long Island Traffic shows the average and median regular price held at $4.37 across 167 Long Island stations the week of Oct. 5–11, 2026.
- 8 crash records on the Northern State in 7 days, Oct. 5–11, 2026
Eight crash records were logged on the Northern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk during October 5–11, 2026, averaging 1.1 per day, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic.
- 10 crash records on the LIE in Nassau and Suffolk, October 4–10, 2026
511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic captured 10 crash records on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk during October 4–10, 2026.
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