Incident location, Long Island
What Happened
A 12-year-old girl was struck by an Acura SUV while crossing Carman Mill Road near Oakley Street in Massapequa late Tuesday evening and was hospitalized in stable condition, Nassau County police said. According to Patch, the crash was reported at 8:53 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2026 — a time of evening when visibility on residential roadways is significantly reduced, particularly for pedestrians crossing outside of marked intersections.
Nassau County police said the SUV’s driver, a 75-year-old man, was operating his Acura southbound on Carman Mill Road at the time the girl stepped into the roadway. The vehicle struck her as she crossed near the Oakley Street intersection. Police did not immediately specify at Wednesday morning’s reporting whether the girl was crossing at a marked crosswalk or mid-block, and that detail is expected to be clarified as the investigation proceeds.
As Patch reported, emergency responders transported the girl to a local hospital following the crash, where she was listed in stable condition on Wednesday morning. Her specific injuries were not publicly disclosed by Nassau County police as of Wednesday, and no additional updates had been issued at the time of reporting. Stable condition, in general medical terminology, indicates that while a patient may have sustained injuries, their vital signs are not in immediate danger.
The 75-year-old driver of the Acura SUV remained at the scene following the collision, according to Nassau County police — a factor that investigators typically note in the early stages of a case when assessing cooperation and potential culpability. Police did not release the name, hometown, or any further identifying information about the driver as of Wednesday morning.
No arrests or charges had been filed as of the morning of Wednesday, May 27, 2026, per Nassau County police. A police investigation into the circumstances of the crash remained active and ongoing, which is standard procedure in any vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision involving serious injury, particularly when a minor is involved.
Location & Road Context
Carman Mill Road is a residential and neighborhood connector road in Massapequa, a hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay on the South Shore of Nassau County. The area near Oakley Street is characterized by residential housing, and while the road does not carry the heavy throughput of a major arterial like Sunrise Highway or Merrick Road, it sees regular neighborhood traffic, including foot traffic from local residents and school-age children. Massapequa has been the site of several notable traffic incidents in recent months. You can find a full list of recent accidents in Massapequa on our site, as well as a broader overview of roads in Nassau County.
Evening collisions involving pedestrians are particularly hazardous on unlit or semi-lit neighborhood roads, where drivers traveling at even moderate speeds may have limited time to react to a person crossing. The 8:53 p.m. crash time places the incident well after sunset for late May, meaning ambient light conditions would have been minimal along Carman Mill Road at the time.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Nassau County police confirmed Wednesday morning that no arrests or charges had been filed in connection with the crash, and that an investigation was ongoing, according to Patch. In pedestrian-involved crashes in New York State, law enforcement typically conducts a thorough review that includes vehicle data, road conditions, witness accounts, and surveillance footage from the area before determining whether criminal charges or traffic violations are warranted. The fact that the 75-year-old driver remained at the scene — rather than fleeing — is a legally significant detail that Nassau County investigators will factor into their assessment.
Whether the girl was crossing at a designated crosswalk, and whether the driver had adequate time and visibility to stop, will likely be central questions in the investigation. New York State law imposes strict duties on drivers to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks and to exercise due care when approaching any pedestrian on a roadway, regardless of marked crossing locations.
Broader Impact
Massapequa has seen a troubling pattern of serious traffic incidents in the first half of 2026. In addition to this crash, our records show a wrong-way DWI crash indictment from March 2026, a rollover injury crash in January, and the death of a 20-year-old man on the Southern State Parkway earlier this year. The Tuesday night crash on Carman Mill Road adds to that string of incidents and raises specific questions about pedestrian safety on residential roads in the hamlet, particularly in the evening hours when younger residents may be outdoors and vehicular visibility is at its lowest.