Dangerous Roads
Car crashes cost Long Island at least $3B a year. Survivors face medical debt, insurance gaps and lost income. 15m read
With fatal drugged driving crashes up on Long Island, lawmakers push to toughen law

2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?

LI's 50,000 unlicensed drivers are far more likely to cause fatal crashes
‘I was super worried; things build up.’ How to get a suspended license reinstated.4m read
Tens of thousands of Long Island drivers cited for speeding through highway work zones, data shows3m read
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Tracking LI's deadly crashes
After the crash

A drunken driver killed their dad in a diner parking lot. They want harsher penalties.
"There's a lot of things we thought we'd have Dad around for," son of Nassau man says. "We don't want to see this happen to anyone else."
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Grief-stricken mom: 'I chose to live, but it's with immense pain.'1m read

Family 'not as close as we used to be' after 24-year-old killed by drunken driver, mom says1m read

'We had a good life,' widow of crash victim says. Now, 'I have to sell the house'1m read

A car crushed this cyclist's ankle. He can no longer compete.1m read
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