What Happened
A 60-year-old man was killed in a two-car crash at Windsor Parkway and Long Beach Road in Hempstead around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Nassau County Police Department said, according to Daily Voice.
The man was a passenger in a 2007 Ford Mustang traveling westbound on Windsor Parkway, police said. As the Mustang crossed Long Beach Road, it was struck by a 2026 Jeep Wrangler traveling southbound, Daily Voice reported. News 12 Long Island reported that police said the Jeep’s driver, a 39-year-old woman, was heading southbound on Long Beach Road at the time of the collision.
The passenger was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition, where a physician pronounced him dead, authorities said.
The Jeep’s driver and the Mustang’s driver, a 34-year-old woman, were both hospitalized with minor injuries, police said.
None of the people involved have been identified, and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
What We Don’t Know Yet
Police have not said what caused the crash or whether charges are anticipated against either driver.