For the week of September 22–28, 2026, the 511NY event feed recorded 18 crash records on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk counties, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic — above the average of 12.3 crash records per week over the previous four weeks. Four additional records in the same period covered disabled vehicles, debris and similar incidents.
Sunday alone accounted for 7 of the week’s crash records, and westbound lanes drew 14 of the 18, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic. No crash record during the week was recorded within 2 hours of an earlier record at the same exit and direction, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic.
Weekly crash records compared to the previous four weeks
LIE 511 records by week (Nassau and Suffolk)
| Week (ET) | Crash records | Other incident records |
|---|---|---|
| September 22–28, 2026 | 18 | 4 |
| September 15–21, 2026 | 12 | 3 |
| September 8–14, 2026 | 17 | 7 |
| September 1–7, 2026 | 6 | 5 |
| August 25–31, 2026 | 14 | 3 |
Westbound lanes carried the large share of crash records
Of the 18 crash records for September 22–28, 2026, 14 were in the westbound direction and 4 were eastbound, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic.
Crash records by direction
| Direction | Crash records |
|---|---|
| Westbound | 14 |
| Eastbound | 4 |
Exit 40E at Jericho Turnpike led all locations this week
Exit 40E at Jericho Turnpike in Jericho drew 3 crash records, the highest count of any single exit for the week, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic. Exit 37 at Willis Avenue in North Hempstead and Exit 49N at NY 110 in Huntington each recorded 2.
Crash records by nearest exit named in the 511 record (this week)
| Exit | Exit name | 511 locality | Crash records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit 40E | Jericho Turnpike | Jericho | 3 |
| Exit 37 | Willis Avenue | North Hempstead | 2 |
| Exit 49N | NY 110 | Huntington | 2 |
| Exit 32 | Little Neck Parkway | North Hempstead | 1 |
| Exit 33 | Lakeville Road | North Hempstead | 1 |
| Exit 39 | Glen Cove Road | North Hempstead | 1 |
Exit 39 at Glen Cove Road leads the summer corridor count
Over the full period of July 1–September 28, 2026, Exit 39 at Glen Cove Road in North Hempstead accumulated 14 crash records, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic — the highest total of any exit along the Nassau and Suffolk corridor for that span. Exit 37 at Willis Avenue in North Hempstead recorded 11 over the same period.
Exits with the most 511 crash records, July 1–September 28, 2026
| Exit | Exit name | 511 locality | Crash records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exit 39 | Glen Cove Road | North Hempstead | 14 |
| Exit 37 | Willis Avenue | North Hempstead | 11 |
| Exit 53 | Sagtikos State Parkway | Islip | 9 |
| Exit 43 | South Oyster Bay Road | Syosset | 8 |
| Exit 40W | Jericho Turnpike | Jericho | 8 |
Midday drew the most crash records by time of day
Six of the week’s 18 crash records were reported during the midday window of 10 a.m.–2:59 p.m., according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic. No crash records were reported in the evening window of 7–11:59 p.m.
Crash records by time of day (511 “Reported” time, Eastern)
| Time of day | Crash records |
|---|---|
| Overnight (midnight–5:59 a.m.) | 3 |
| Morning (6–9:59 a.m.) | 4 |
| Midday (10 a.m.–2:59 p.m.) | 6 |
| Afternoon (3–6:59 p.m.) | 5 |
| Evening (7–11:59 p.m.) | 0 |
Sunday produced the most crash records of any day
Seven crash records were logged on Sunday, the highest daily count for the week, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday each recorded 1 crash record; Tuesday recorded 5 and Thursday recorded 2, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic.
Crash records by day of week
| Day | Crash records |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 7 |
| Monday | 1 |
| Tuesday | 5 |
| Wednesday | 1 |
| Thursday | 2 |
| Friday | 1 |
| Saturday | 1 |
Lane impact spanned a range from shoulder-only to multiple lanes
Seven crash records stated one lane was affected and 7 stated two or more lanes were affected, while 4 records indicated a shoulder-only impact, according to 511NY records stored by Long Island Traffic.
Lane impact stated in the 511 crash records
| Impact | Crash records |
|---|---|
| One lane | 7 |
| Two or more lanes | 7 |
| Shoulder only | 4 |
Fatal crashes on the LIE in Nassau and Suffolk, 2020–2024
NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System recorded 9 fatal crashes and 9 deaths on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk in 2024 (preliminary). Across the full period of 2010–2024, FARS counted 110 fatal crashes and 120 people killed on this corridor, according to NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
How we measured this
- Records: 511NY accident-class records on the Long Island Expressway in Nassau and Suffolk counties, stored by Long Island Traffic’s 511NY monitor, reported from 12:00 a.m. September 22 through 11:59 p.m. September 28 (Eastern). Queens records are excluded.
- “Crash records” are 511 records titled Crash, Vehicle fire or Overturned vehicle; disabled vehicles, debris and other incidents are counted separately.
- Exit, direction, lane impact and time of day come from each 511 record’s own description and “Reported” time.
- Comparison weeks are the four 7-day periods immediately before this one. Our 511 coverage expanded in June 2026, so no comparison reaches before July 1, 2026.
- The FARS baseline counts fatal crashes and deaths on this corridor’s Nassau and Suffolk portions from NHTSA’s national files.
Limitations
- A 511 record is not a verified crash: one collision can produce more than one record, and some crashes never reach 511. These are record counts, not crash totals or crash rates.
- Weekly counts this small move a lot by chance; a single week above or below the 4-week average is not evidence of a trend.
- There is no traffic-volume denominator, so these counts cannot say whether the road is more or less dangerous per mile driven.
- Our database does not store when 511 closed a record, so this report gives no clearance times.
- FARS covers 2010–2024 only (2024 preliminary) and fatal crashes only; it says nothing about this week.