Dangerous Roads

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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Newsday forum explores the road to safer driving on LI
Attendees and Newsday journalists agreed: Making Long Island roads safer is a challenge without simple solutions.
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Cops: Boy, 12, killed crossing Flower Hill road1m read
2 dead in fiery crash on LIE

Seven-car crash in Deer Park sends 5 to hospital, officials say1m read

Police: 3 dead after SUV hits tree, bursts into flames in Bethpage2m read

Driver crashes through Farmingville vitamin store1m read

2 hurt after car crash sends pole into Syosset nail salon

Victim in alleged road rage crash off LIE remembered as 'a very nice kid'2m read

Man critically injured in car crash on LIE in Islandia
Motorcyclist killed in 'road rage' crash with pickup truck driver in North Hills, police say2m read

Suffolk woman dies following 2-car crash, police say

Driver injured after crashing vehicle into 7-Eleven

Police: Manorville man dies after being struck by car on Route 111

Medford man killed in Stony Brook motorcycle crash
Mastic Beach man killed in crash on Sunrise Highway in Blue Point

Police: Medford man charged with manslaughter in fatal Massapequa crash1m read

Police: Woman killed crossing Jerusalem Avenue in N. Merrick

Police ID pedestrian in fatal e-bike crash

Police ID man killed in multivehicle crash in Plainview that left 6 others injured1m read

One dead after multiple vehicles involved in Plainview crash, Nassau police say1m read

State announces $7M in road safety projects in Valley Stream, Huntington2m read

Police: 13-year-old driving stolen car crashes on parkway

LI rep asks for road safety investigation after Newsday report
Police ID man killed in Suffolk crash

LI man charged in Garden City crash that killed 1
Police: Coram woman seriously injured in DWI crash

Cops: Centereach man dies in motorcycle crash
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by car in Central Islip

Truck overturns after hitting overpass; driver extricated and airlifted to hospital

Farmingdale restaurant hit again by out-of-control car1m read