What Happened
A crash on northbound NY 135 in Nassau County closed two right lanes on Sunday, August 23, 2026. The incident was classified as moderate severity. No exact time, vehicle count, or cross-street location within the corridor has been confirmed by Nassau County Police or any other agency as of this report.
Police have not yet released names, ages, or hometowns of anyone involved. Injury details have not been confirmed.
Location & Road Context
NY 135, the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, runs north-south through Nassau County, connecting the Southern State Parkway at its southern terminus to the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway at its northern end. The expressway carries heavy commuter and regional traffic, particularly on summer weekends when beach-bound and return volumes spike on parallel Nassau corridors.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, this crash is the fourth recorded on NY 135 in the past 30 days and the ninth on the corridor in 2026. The most recent prior serious crash on the road occurred July 2, 2026. Nassau County as a whole has 1,112 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database.
The stretch of road also sits within a broader cluster of weekend activity: three crashes hit the Southern State Parkway on August 21–22, including two rated moderate, and a third struck the Northern State Parkway on August 22.
Broader Impact
With two right lanes blocked on a Sunday afternoon on a primary Nassau north-south artery, drivers heading northbound faced lane-merge conditions at whatever point the closure began. Nassau County Police have not confirmed a reopening time. Motorists on NY 135 should check 511NY for real-time lane status before traveling the corridor.
This is a developing report. Additional details on timing, vehicles involved, and injuries will be added as Nassau County Police release them.