What Happened
A crash on northbound NY 135 in Nassau County closed the left lane Wednesday, August 19, 2026, according to a 511NY incident record. The time of the crash and the number of vehicles involved have not been confirmed by Nassau County Police or any official agency as of this filing.
The left lane of northbound NY 135 remained closed in the immediate aftermath. No injuries, fatalities, or charges have been released.
Location & Road Context
NY 135, the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, runs north-south through central Nassau County, connecting the Southern State Parkway near Seaford to the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway further north. The northbound lanes carry substantial commuter volume during morning rush hours.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, this crash is the third recorded incident on NY 135 in the past 30 days and the eighth on the corridor in 2026. A fatal crash on the same road occurred July 2, 2026 — details are in the prior incident report. Nassau County’s incident database contains 1,081 recorded accidents in total.
Separately on August 19, a tanker overturned in Rosedale near the Nassau County line after a driver struck a utility pole, and two moderate incidents were recorded in North Lawrence the same day, compounding pressure on Nassau County’s road network.
This is a developing report. Nassau County Police have not yet released a press statement on this incident. Additional details — including time of crash, vehicles involved, and lane-reopening time — will be added as official information becomes available.