What Happened
A minor crash closed the right lane of the westbound Southern State Parkway in Nassau County on Friday, September 4, 2026. One right lane was taken out of service following the collision. No exact time of the incident, vehicle count, or names of those involved were available in the initial report.
The lane closure affected westbound traffic. No serious injuries were reported. The specific exit or cross-street where the crash occurred had not been confirmed in early reporting.
Location & Road Context
The Southern State Parkway runs east-west across Nassau and Suffolk counties and is one of the heaviest-traveled parkway corridors on Long Island. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, the corridor has logged 61 incidents in the past 30 days and 221 so far in 2026. This crash is among four recorded on the Southern State Parkway on September 4 alone, including a major two-injury crash and two additional minor incidents. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor occurred August 7, 2026.
Nassau County has 1,239 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database so far in 2026. Westbound drivers on the Southern State approaching the crash zone should confirm lane status via 511NY before travel.