Incident location, Long Island
What Happened
A 50-year-old Seaford man died Saturday night after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing into a stone overpass wall on the Southern State Parkway, according to New York State Police.
Charles F. Kenney was driving a 2023 black Ram pickup truck eastbound on the Southern State Parkway at approximately 10:35 PM on December 14, 2025, when the fatal crash occurred, police said. The single-vehicle accident happened east of Exit 25S (Newbridge Road) in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County.
An investigation determined that Kenney was not wearing his seatbelt while traveling at an unsafe speed before he lost control of the vehicle, according to state police. The pickup truck left the roadway and struck the stone wall of the Newbridge Road overpass.
Kenney’s truck came to rest blocking the center and right lanes of the parkway following the impact, police said. Emergency responders transported Kenney to Nassau University Medical Center with serious physical injuries, where he was later pronounced deceased by medical personnel.
The New York State Police responded to the report of the serious personal injury crash and conducted the investigation into the fatal accident.
Location & Road Context
The crash occurred on a section of the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, one of Long Island’s major east-west transportation arteries. The accident site was located east of the Newbridge Road exit in Hempstead, where the parkway passes under the Newbridge Road overpass.
This stretch of the Southern State Parkway has seen 117 recorded incidents in traffic databases, with recent activity including overnight roadwork operations and previous serious crashes. The parkway has been the site of multiple fatal accidents in recent years, highlighting ongoing safety concerns along this heavily traveled route.
Broader Impact
The crash resulted in significant lane blockages during late evening hours, with Kenney’s vehicle blocking both the center and right lanes of the eastbound Southern State Parkway after impact. The stone overpass structure that the vehicle struck represents the type of fixed roadway hazard that can prove fatal in high-speed crashes, particularly when safety equipment like seatbelts are not utilized.