The scene of a Jan. 16 crash on Nicolls Road in Centereach that killed a driver.Credit: Joseph Sperber/Joseph Sperber
ByNewsday StaffApril 3, 2025
— Compiled by Nyasia Spencer, Caroline Curtin, Judy Weinberg, Laura Mann and Dorothy Guadagno
Newsday launched a database its journalists created that tracks fatal crashes as part of a yearlong series on Long Island’s dangerous roads. The first-of-its-kind database for Nassau and Suffolk crashes provides a searchable resource that gives a sense of the human loss on the Island.
Unlike official data, which typically is finalized about 10 months after the end of the calendar year, Newsday’s database will be updated on a daily basis.
It is based on articles and police press releases about crashes.
For each crash, the database includes the ages and genders of the people who died and says whether they were a driver or passenger in a vehicle, or pedestrian, cyclist or “other,” which includes riders of scooters and skateboards. Readers can follow the links provided to read a Newsday article about each crash.
The database is not comprehensive. Some deaths are not documented as traffic-related until the official data is finalized.
Media and police reports may not cover deaths that occur days or weeks after a crash. As of April 2, the database contained 190 fatal crashes in 2023, 155 fatal crashes in 2024 and 29 fatal crashes so far this year.
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Readers can also accessan interactive map showing the locationsof all reported crashes on Long Island from Jan. 1, 2022, to the end of 2024, andweigh in with their own experiences to tell us what they thinkmakes driving Long Island’s roads so dangerous.
More coverage from the Dangerous Roads series can be found atnewsday.com/dangerousroads.
— Peter Gill, transportation reporter
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island.A Newsday investigationfound that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island.A Newsday investigationfound that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people.
Only in Newsday2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade.
What can be done?
Source: Newsday_Com
