Kings Park, NY — Crash Data, Roads, History & Law
Kings Park is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County, New York, with 17,085 residents at the 2020 Census. Federal crash records show 7 fatal crashes that killed 7 people within its boundaries from 2010 through 2024 — 2 of them on foot. Northern Boulevard / Route 25A accounted for more of those deaths (3) than any other road. Residents who commute travel an average of 36.9 minutes each way.
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Kings Park at a glance
- Status
- Hamlet (unincorporated; census-designated place)
- Town
- Smithtown
- County
- Suffolk County
- Population (2020 Census)
- 17,085[C]
- Housing units (2020)
- 6,564
- Land area
- 6.67 sq mi (plus 0.37 sq mi of water)
- Density
- 2,561 people per sq mi
- Average commute
- 36.9 minutes[B]
- Traffic deaths, 2010–2024
- 7[A]
- ZIP Code
- 11754
- Legal status
- Unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County; tabulated as Kings Park CDP[1]
- Town founded
- 1665 (Town of Smithtown, per the Town's own site)[8]
- Local beach
- Kings Park Bluff, one of the Town of Smithtown's four beaches[8]
- State highway
- NY 25A, whose own NYSDOT route description names Kings Park directly among the places it passes through[2]
- State parkway
- Sunken Meadow State Parkway, grouped with the Sagtikos State Parkway under NYSDOT route NY 908K[3]
- State park
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith), off NY 25A[4]
- Former state hospital
- Kings Park Psychiatric Center; consolidated into Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in the fall of 1996[1]
- Census geography
- Kings Park CDP · GEOID 3639672 · GNIS 2390002
- Coordinates
- 40.8870°N, 73.2456°W
Hamlets in New York have no legal boundary or government of their own. Figures here use the Census Bureau's census-designated place, the standard statistical outline for the community; local usage of the name can be wider or narrower.
Fatal crashes in Kings Park, 2010–2024
From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024, 7 people died in 7 crashes on public roads inside Kings Park, according to the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System.[A] Pedestrians account for 2 of those deaths (29%). The deadliest year was 2012, with 2 deaths.
- Fatal crashes
- 7
- People killed
- 7
- Pedestrians
- 2
- Bicyclists
- 1
- Motorcyclists
- 2
- Vehicle occupants
- 2
2024 figures come from NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.
View the chart as a table
| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Roads where people died
| Road | Crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Boulevard / Route 25A | 3 | 3 |
| Pulaski Rd (CR 11) | 2 | 2 |
| County Route 11 | 2 | 2 |
Road names as recorded by police and normalised to common Long Island names.
When and where
- Of the 7 crashes with a recorded time, 1 happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., 3 between 4 and 8 p.m., 3 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 0 between 6 and 10 a.m.
- 14% happened in darkness.
- 0 of the 7 deaths were on expressways or parkways; 7 were on arterials and local streets.
- In at least 1 crash, a driver had a reported blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. This counts known test results only; NHTSA's official alcohol estimates, which impute untested drivers, are higher.
Who owns the roads where they happened (2015–2024)
FARS has recorded the owner of the roadway since 2015. Of the 3 fatal crashes in Kings Park since then:
- County roads 2 (67%)
- State highways 1 (33%)
Ownership matters in New York because claims against a county, town, city or village generally require a notice of claim within 90 days (General Municipal Law § 50-e), while claims against the State are brought in the Court of Claims under Court of Claims Act § 10. This is general information, not legal advice.
Rate: 2.7 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year, against 9.1 for Suffolk County. This is a resident-based rate, not a measure of how risky the roads are to drive: crashes are counted where they happen, not where the people involved live, so a small community crossed by a major highway shows a high rate.
Every fatal crash on record
| Date | Time | Road | Deaths | Who died | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 p.m. | Pulaski Rd (CR 11) | 1 | Motorcyclist | daylight | |
| 10 a.m. | County Route 11 | 1 | Bicyclist | daylight | |
| 11 a.m. | Northern Boulevard / Route 25A | 1 | Pedestrian | daylight | |
| 6 p.m. | Northern Boulevard / Route 25A | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 6 p.m. | County Route 11 at Meadow Glen Rd | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 5 p.m. | Pulaski Rd at Cedar St | 1 | Motorcyclist | dusk | |
| 1 a.m. | Northern Boulevard / Route 25A at Sunken Meadow State Parkway | 1 | Pedestrian | dark |
FARS contains no names or personal identifiers. * 2024 records are preliminary. Download all 7 records (CSV) · How this was compiled
Recent Kings Park Incident Reports
Kings Park Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt as Kawasaki Strikes Turning Jeep on Pulaski Road
Kings Park Motorcyclist Seriously Hurt as Kawasaki Strikes Turning Jeep on Pulaski Road. August 24, 2026.
Kings Park Motorcyclist Reunites With EMT Who Saved Him After Near-Fatal Crash
Kings Park Motorcyclist Nearly Dies in Sunken Meadow Crash, Reunites With EMT Wh. May 24, 2026.
Updated continuously from 511NY, NYSP, NCPD, and SCPD feeds — all Long Island reports.
All reported crashes in the Town of Smithtown, 2021–2024
New York's crash file codes each crash to a town, city or village — never to a hamlet — so the finest official count that covers Kings Park is for the Town of Smithtown, which contains it. Police reported 9,958 crashes there from 2021 through 2024 — about 6.8 a day. 2,440 (24.5%) injured someone and 32 were fatal. [D]
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,255 | 2,399 | 2,680 | 2,624 | 9,958 |
- Injury crashes
- 2,440
- Fatal crashes
- 32
- Struck a pedestrian
- 63
- Struck a bicyclist
- 61
- Struck a deer
- 180
Counts are crashes, not people. The municipality is entered by the reporting police agency, and coding is less consistent for small villages, so compare places with care.
How Kings Park gets to work
Kings Park commuters travel an average of 36.9 minutes each way, 5.8 minutes longer than the Suffolk County average (the national average is 26.4 minutes). About 73.9% of workers drive alone, and 7.6% ride the railroad. [B]
| Measure | Kings Park | Suffolk County | New York State | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average one-way commute | 36.9 min ±6.5 | 31.1 min | 32.6 min | 26.4 min |
| Commute 60 minutes or longer | 18.5% ±3.8 | 14.1% | 16.8% | 8.6% |
| Commute under 15 minutes | 12.6% ±3.4 | 22.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Drive alone | 73.9% ±4.4 | 72.1% | 48.8% | 68.8% |
| Carpool | 2.8% ±1.6 † | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Commuter rail (LIRR) | 7.6% ±2.6 | 3.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| Bus | 0% ±0.3 † | 0.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Walk | 1.2% ±1.5 † | 1.4% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Work from home | 13% ±3 | 12% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Leave home before 6 a.m. | 8% ±2.4 | 12% | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Households with no vehicle | 6.6% ±3.7 † | 5.1% | 29.2% | 8.4% |
| Households with three or more vehicles | 24.5% ±3.6 | 28.8% | 11.8% | 21.9% |
Survey estimates for 7,772 workers aged 16 and over; ± values are 90% margins of error. † Small sample — the margin of error is large relative to the estimate, so treat the figure as indicative only. Travel-time rows exclude people who work from home.
Notable facts about Kings Park
- New York State's own route description of NY 25A names Kings Park directly among the Long Island communities the highway passes through.[2]
- Sunken Meadow State Park's full official name is "Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith)," honoring the four-term New York governor.[4]
- Sunken Meadow's first two golf courses, built in 1962, and its Blue Course, built in 1964, were all designed by architect Alfred H. Tull, who also designed courses at Bethpage State Park.[4]
- New York's Office of Mental Health states that Kings Park Psychiatric Center was consolidated into the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center campus in the fall of 1996.[1]
- The Sunken Meadow State Parkway is grouped with the Sagtikos State Parkway under a single New York State route designation, NY 908K.[3]
- A Kings Park property owner's 2003 lawsuit over leaves the Town of Smithtown buried on their land in the 1970s and 1980s was still timely three decades later, the Appellate Division held in 2017, because the buried debris was a continuing trespass.[9]
- The Town of Smithtown's own site dates the town's founding to 1665 and names "Kings Park Bluff" as one of its four Town beaches.[8]
History
Kings Park is an unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Smithtown, which the Town's own site dates its founding to 1665, on Long Island's North Shore.[1][8] The Town lists Kings Park among its six hamlets and names Kings Park Bluff as one of its four Town beaches, alongside Short Beach, Long Beach and Callahan's Beach.[8]
Sunken Meadow State Park, whose full official name is "Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith)," sits off NY 25A at the hamlet's north end.[4] The park's own site describes its first two golf courses as built in 1962 and its Blue Course in 1964, all designed by architect Alfred H. Tull, who also worked on Bethpage State Park's courses.[4] Nissequogue River State Park, at 799 Saint Johnland Road, borders Kings Park to the west along the river; the park's own site describes its Greenbelt Trail as providing "scenic views of the river and the Long Island Sound from the top of the bluffs," and its wetlands and hardwood forests as habitat for shore birds, reptiles and amphibians, with part of the park designated a State Bird Conservation Area.[7]
How the roads got here
NY 25A is a state highway; NYSDOT's own touring-route description runs it through "Roslyn, East Norwich, Huntington, Kings Park, Smithtown, Branch, on North Country Road and Main Street to Port Jefferson," naming Kings Park directly.[2] The Sunken Meadow State Parkway, which connects the hamlet to the state park and to the Sagtikos State Parkway further south, is grouped with the Sagtikos under a single NYSDOT route number, NY 908K, described simply as "Sagtikos and Sunken Meadow State Parkways – Suffolk County."[3]
Law and legal history
A dispute over commercial real property in Kings Park produced a published Appellate Division decision on municipal liability. The plaintiffs, owners of commercial real property in Kings Park, served a notice of claim in September 2002 alleging that the Town of Smithtown had buried leaves and lawn debris under their property, and sued the Town in December 2003.[9] The Town moved for summary judgment in 2013, arguing the claim was time-barred because the dumping occurred in the 1970s and 1980s; the Supreme Court, Suffolk County denied the motion, and the Appellate Division, Second Department, affirmed in Izzo v. Town of Smithtown, 151 A.D.3d 1035 (2017), holding that the continued presence of the buried debris was a continuing trespass and nuisance under the "continuous wrong doctrine," giving rise to new, timely causes of action for as long as the debris remained, and that the Town's own appraisal affidavit was too conclusory to establish an entitlement to summary judgment on damages.[9]
Civil claims against the Town of Smithtown over a defective road or sidewalk in Kings Park fall under Chapter 245 of the Code of the Town of Smithtown, Article III, "Civil Claims Notice" (§§ 245-11 through 245-14.2), which includes § 245-13, "Written notice of defects required."[6]
Cases of record
- Izzo v. Town of Smithtown, 151 A.D.3d 1035, 58 N.Y.S.3d 106, 2017 NY Slip Op 05207 (2d Dept 2017)[9]
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, 2017. Plaintiffs owned commercial real property in Kings Park and sued the Town of Smithtown over leaves and lawn debris the Town had buried under the property decades earlier.Affirmed denial of the Town's summary judgment motion: the continued presence of debris the Town buried on the plaintiffs' Kings Park property in the 1970s-80s was a continuing trespass and nuisance under the continuous wrong doctrine, so the 2003 suit was not time-barred, and the Town's appraiser's conclusory affidavit did not establish a lack of compensable damages.
Each summary describes the cited decision only. Later appellate history is noted where we found it, but it has not been checked systematically — confirm a case's current status with a citator before relying on it. General information, not legal advice.
Government, courts and policing
Kings Park has no government of its own; it is a hamlet of the Town of Smithtown.[1] The Suffolk County Police Department's Fourth Precinct, at 727 Veterans Mem. Hwy, Smithtown, NY 11787 per the department's own contact listing, is the Smithtown-area precinct; this page did not find a Kings Park-specific jurisdiction statement on the department's site (compare the Third Precinct's own page, which does name its member hamlets explicitly), so Fourth Precinct coverage of Kings Park is inferred from Kings Park's location within the Town of Smithtown rather than confirmed by an explicit precinct statement.[5]
Landmarks and listed places
- Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith) — New York State park; official name honors Governor Alfred E. Smith[4]
- Nissequogue River State Park — New York State park at 799 Saint Johnland Road; no National Register listing verified for this page[7]
- Kings Park Bluff — One of the Town of Smithtown's four Town beaches, per the Town's own site[8]
Kings Park timeline
- Sunken Meadow golf courses built. The first two golf courses at Sunken Meadow State Park were built, designed by architect Alfred H. Tull, who also designed courses at Bethpage State Park.[4]
- Blue Course opens. Sunken Meadow's Blue Course was built.[4]
- Kings Park Psychiatric Center consolidated. Kings Park Psychiatric Center, together with Central Islip Psychiatric Center, was consolidated and relocated to the Pilgrim Psychiatric Center campus in Brentwood/West Brentwood.[1]
Major roads in Kings Park
| Road | Route | Maintained by | In Kings Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY 25A (Main Street) [2] | NY 25A | New York State | runs through |
| Sunken Meadow State Parkway [3] | NY 908K | New York State | runs to |
Emergency Resources
Hospitals
See county-level hospital listings.
Police
- Suffolk County Police Department, Fourth Precinct — 727 Veterans Mem. Hwy, Smithtown, NY 11787 (Address per the department's own Contact Us page (JavaScript-rendered; confirmed via direct fetch of the rendered contact list). A phone number specific to the Fourth Precinct was not found in static page content, and the precinct's own jurisdiction page did not explicitly list Kings Park among its hamlets (compare the Third Precinct, whose page does). Emergencies: 911.)
Local Driver Services in Kings Park
Practical resources for Kings Park drivers — tire shops, gas prices, and live traffic conditions.
Safety Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I do after a car accident in Kings Park, NY?
Move to safety and call 911 immediately, then document the scene with photos and exchange insurance and contact information with everyone involved. File a police report with SCPD and notify your insurer promptly. New York is a no-fault state, so your own PIP coverage pays initial medical costs regardless of fault, and you have just 30 days to file the NF-2 application.
Which roads are most dangerous in Kings Park?
Route 25A and Indian Head Road carry the heaviest traffic through Kings Park and account for most of the reported crashes we track. Route 25A through the Kings Park village center, with pedestrian and parking activity. Commercial driveways, signalized intersections, and turning movements along these corridors drive the local crash mix.
How current are these Kings Park accident reports?
Long Island Traffic adds new reports every 2–4 hours from 511NY, NYS Police Troop L, SCPD, and verified local news. Scroll up for the latest Kings Park and Suffolk County incidents, and check the "Dangerous Roads" section for corridor-level breakdowns.
Do I need a lawyer after a Kings Park accident?
If you suffered serious injuries, significant property damage, or the other driver was uninsured, consulting a Suffolk County personal injury attorney is strongly recommended. Many firms offer free consultations and work on contingency. See our free guides at /know-your-rights/car-accidents/ and /know-your-rights/insurance-claims/.
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References
Datasets
- [A] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2010–2024 national files. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Crashes on public trafficways in which a person died within 30 days. No personal identifiers. Placed by reported coordinates into 2020 Census boundaries.
- [B] U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Survey estimates with 90% margins of error. lowReliability = coefficient of variation above 30%.
- [C] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb — 2020 Census tabulation geography (POP100, HU100, AREALAND). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- [D] New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Crashes — Case Information: Four Year Window. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town.
Sources for history, roads and law
- [1] New York State Office of Mental Health. Pilgrim Psychiatric Center (2026). Government record.
- [2] New York State Department of Transportation. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes ... in New York State (NY 25A entry) (2017). Government record.
- [3] New York State Department of Transportation. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes ... in New York State (NY 908K entry) (2017). Government record.
- [4] New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Sunken Meadow State Park (Governor Alfred E. Smith) (2026). Government record.
- [5] Suffolk County Police Department. Contact Us (2026). Government record.
- [6] Town of Smithtown / General Code (ecode360). Code of the Town of Smithtown, Chapter 245, Streets and Sidewalks (table of contents) (2026). Government record.
- [7] New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Nissequogue River State Park (2026). Government record.
- [8] Town of Smithtown. About Smithtown (2026). Government record.
- [9] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. Izzo v. Town of Smithtown, 151 A.D.3d 1035 (2d Dept 2017) (2017). Court decision.
Sources opened and checked September 17, 2026.