What Happened
A minor crash on westbound I-495 in Nassau County blocked the right shoulder Thursday, September 10, 2026. No serious injuries were reported in the initial incident record. The exact time of the crash and the exit or cross-street nearest to the impact were not confirmed in the available report.
The lane impact was limited to the right shoulder. Through traffic on westbound I-495 was not reported as interrupted beyond that shoulder blockage, though drivers passing the scene should expect brief slowdowns while emergency or recovery vehicles work the area.
No names of those involved, vehicle types, or cause of the crash were included in the initial record. Police have not yet released additional details.
Location & Road Context
Westbound I-495 through Nassau County is among the busiest and most crash-prone stretches of roadway on Long Island. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, the I-495 corridor recorded 97 incidents in the past 30 days and 457 so far in 2026. Thursday’s shoulder crash is one of the 97.
The most recent fatal crash on this corridor before Thursday was on August 26, 2026, details of which are at /accidents/2026/08/26/ex-long-island-lacrosse-star-medical-supplies-ceo-killed-in-hudson-valley-head-o/. Nassau County as a whole has logged 1,274 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database. A crash on the I-495 Lower Level was also recorded on the same day, September 10, and four additional I-495 incidents were recorded on September 9 alone — listed in the Long Island Traffic accident log.