What Happened
A crash on westbound NY 24 in Nassau County closed two left lanes on Saturday, August 15, 2026. The incident was classified as minor severity. No official confirmation of injuries, vehicle types, or a specific cross-street has been released by Nassau County police as of this report.
The two left lanes remained closed while crews addressed the scene. No exact time of the initial call or reopening time has been confirmed by official sources.
Location & Road Context
NY 24, also called Jericho Turnpike in portions of Nassau County, runs east-west through central Nassau and carries heavy commuter and commercial traffic on weekends. Long Island Traffic’s incident registry shows this is the second recorded incident on the NY 24 corridor in the past 30 days, and the ninth so far in 2026.
The most recent prior serious incident on this corridor occurred on July 21, 2026, involving a downed pole on NY 24. Saturday also brought a crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway and two incidents on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County, making it an active morning on the county’s main corridors. Nassau County has logged 1,054 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database in 2026.