Crash on Long Island Expressway, New York, New York

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM

Injury crash3 vehicles

Reporting agency: New York City Police Department
Collision ID: 4784878

From the NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions), record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Where and when

Location: Long Island Expressway
City, county: New York
Pedestrians injured: 0
Cyclists injured: 0
Motorists injured: 1
People involved: 2
Injured: 1
Killed: 0

Vehicles and people

Shaded: damage area

Unit 1: 2012 Ford-Truck/Bus

Van

Damage: Center Front End
Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Merging

Driver, male, 64Restraint: Air Bag Deployed/Lap Belt/Harness
Injured

Shaded: damage area

Unit 2: 2022 Volv -Truck/Bus

Tractor Truck Diesel

Damage: Center Front End
Direction of travel: West
Maneuver: Going Straight Ahead

Driver, male, 69Restraint: Lap Belt & Harness
Unknown

Damage area not recorded

Unit 3

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distractionas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor: Unsafe Lane Changingas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

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About this record

Source: NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions)
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out: Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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