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A 68-year-old Babylon man suffered serious injuries Thursday afternoon after the 1966 Chevrolet he was driving crossed into oncoming traffic on Little East Neck Road in West Babylon and struck a 2011 Chrysler, Suffolk County Police said. Two other people in the Chrysler sustained non-life-threatening injuries and all three were taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip.
Southampton Town Police said a 62-year-old Riverhead man was arrested on drunk-driving and hit-and-run charges after a two-car crash in Flanders on the evening of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. No injuries were reported in the collision.
Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was indicted on manslaughter and related charges stemming from an alleged drunk- and drugged-driving crash that killed a 44-year-old Holtsville man in Middle Island, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office announced.
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.
Cassandra Panetta, 41, of Plainview, pleaded guilty on September 18, 2026 before Acting Supreme Court Justice Helene Gugerty to Manslaughter in the Second Degree (a Class C felony), Assault in the Second Degree (a Class D felony), and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs (a misdemeanor), according to the Nassau County District Attorney's office as reported by Patch and Long Island Life & Politics.
Four years after a 13-year-old boy was fatally struck in a hit-and-run on Granny Road in Coram, his case remains unsolved, Suffolk County Police told Patch.
Police Chase Through Freeport Neighborhood Ends In Crash On Front Lawn
Southampton Town Police announced Sunday that a 22-year-old Middle Island man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle crash involving a utility pole on Schwenks Road in Water Mill. No injuries were reported in the crash.
A 55-year-old motorcyclist died Monday afternoon after losing control of his motorcycle on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley and striking a parked Jeep, Suffolk County Police said. The crash prompted an extended closure of the parkway in both directions, according to Patch.
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.
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.
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.
New York State Police Troop L logged 22 DWI entries on Long Island's state parkways for October 4–10, 2026, with 19 recorded overnight.
A 58-year-old woman died Saturday night after her vehicle overturned on Wading River Manor Road in the Wading River area, ejecting her from the vehicle; she was pronounced dead at the scene, Riverhead Town Police said. A 57-year-old male passenger was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center with serious injuries and was still receiving treatment as of reporting.
Nassau and Suffolk courts recorded 52,896 traffic tickets in August 2026, down 5.3% from 55,837 in August 2025, with Move Over tickets more than doubling.
Six 511 crash records were logged on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk during October 3–9, 2026, spread across all 7 days with complete data.
A 41-year-old Babylon man pleaded guilty on October 7, 2026, to felony charges stemming from a March hit-and-run on East Merrick Road in Freeport that killed a 66-year-old pedestrian who was in a crosswalk, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office. He is scheduled to be sentenced on December 10, 2026.
The MTA Long Island Rail Road's service alert feed recorded 54 unplanned alert threads the week of October 2–8, 2026, below the prior four-week average of 68.8.
MTA police are investigating a shooting that occurred around 2:25 a.m. Friday at the Bellport Long Island Rail Road station, in which a man was struck in the shoulder and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The incident suspended service on the Montauk Branch before the morning rush, with full suspension lifted at 6:13 a.m., according to MTA police.
No West Hempstead Branch trains run Saturday through early Monday, while 23 road-work notices and a UBS Arena Islanders game shape the Oct. 10–11 weekend.
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash on Rocky Point Yaphank Road in Rocky Point that killed a 44-year-old Middle Island man and injured a 45-year-old Port Jefferson man. Both drivers were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital following the collision.
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sunrise Highway near North Indiana Avenue in Lindenhurst early Tuesday morning, Suffolk County police confirmed. Sunrise Highway has since reopened in both directions following a temporary closure.
An 85-year-old Hauppauge man died after apparently suffering a medical emergency that caused his truck to leave the roadway and strike a tree on Hawkins Avenue in Lake Ronkonkoma on the morning of October 2, 2026, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The Fourth Squad is investigating and is asking anyone with information to call 631-854-8452.
Long Island regular gas averaged $4.43 across 187 stations the week of Sept. 27–Oct. 3, 2026, with a 108-cent spread between cheapest and most expensive.
The 511NY event feed logged 528 crash records on Nassau and Suffolk roads over 87 days, with the morning commute block and midweek days seeing the highest activity.
New York State Police Troop L logged 15 DWI entries on Long Island's state parkways the week of September 26–October 2, 2026, with 11 recorded between 10 p.m. and 5:59 a.m.
The Port Jefferson Branch finished August 2026 at 92.0% on time, the lowest of 12 LIRR branches, while the system ran at 95.6% on time for the month.
The MTA Long Island Rail Road generated 71 unplanned service-alert threads the week of September 25–October 1, 2026, including 3 suspensions and 6 cancellations.
Sagtikos State Parkway Exit S3 at Pine Aire Drive in Islip topped a 90-day leaderboard with 16 511 crash records, per Long Island Traffic.
PSEG Long Island reported that the storm downed more than 1,150 trees and nearly 700 large branches across Long Island and the Rockaways since 7 a.m. Friday, causing more than 119,000 outages in total.
Kelyse Land, 26, of Valley Stream, was sentenced on September 29, 2026 to 2 to 6 years in prison after pleading guilty to a drunken, wrong-way crash on Hempstead Avenue in Hempstead that seriously injured two teenage occupants of another vehicle, according to the Nassau County District Attorney's Office.
Over 90 days on Long Island, the Southern State Parkway logged 39.7 crash records per 100 million vehicle-miles — the highest of three corridors studied.
Eight crash records on the Northern State Parkway in Nassau and Suffolk topped the previous 4-week average of 5.5 for the week of September 23–29, 2026.
The 511NY event feed recorded 18 crash records on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk for September 22–28, 2026, above the 12.3 weekly average.
A nor'easter brought coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rain to Nassau and Suffolk counties between Sept. 25 and Sept. 27, 2026.
Flooding suspended Long Beach Branch service near Island Park as a nor'easter brings damaging winds, high surf and repeated flood cycles.
Nassau County Police Homicide Squad detectives report that a 24-year-old Franklin Square woman was arrested on DWI and assault charges after a collision on Franklin Avenue left a 39-year-old man critically injured on the evening of September 24, 2026. (Source: Nassau County Police Department via Pdcn)
Nassau County police report that Michael Torres, 34, was arrested Sunday night after allegedly pushing a laundromat employee and stealing soap from a restricted area in East Meadow; he later injured two officers at a hospital. (Source: Nassau County Police Department via pdcn.org)
Nassau County police report that a 56-year-old motorcyclist died Monday afternoon after a Subaru turning left struck his northbound motorcycle in Jericho, according to the Nassau County Police Department's Homicide Squad. (NCPD)
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision on Little East Neck Road in West Babylon after a car attempted a left turn into his path, according to Suffolk County Police. (Suffolk County PD)
Nassau County Police say a 26-year-old Jamaica, Queens man was arrested in connection with a September 19, 2026 burglary after being found inside a building on Old Country Road in East Garden City using tools to attempt to break into another business. He faces multiple charges including third-degree burglary, according to the Nassau County Police Department. (NCPD)
The Nassau County Police Department's Homicide Squad reports that Michael Mayosky, 51, of East Meadow was arrested on multiple charges after his vehicle struck a stationary bicyclist near Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue in Inwood on the night of September 18, 2026. The victim remains in critical condition.
Cassandra Panetta of Plainview Pleads Guilty in Meth-Fueled Crash That Killed a Man in East Meadow. Nassau County. September 18, 2026.
Person, 65, of Amityville Seriously Injured in Smithtown Crash on Veterans Memorial Highway. Suffolk County. September 17, 2026.
One Extracted, One Critical After Car Crash Outside Smithtown Police Station. September 17, 2026.
Long Island Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing 73-Year-Old Woman in Livestreamed 2024 Joyride Crash. September 16, 2026.
Southampton Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Hampton Bays Hit-and-Run. September 16, 2026.