What Happened
A 23-year-old man riding a motorcycle westbound near 590 Fulton Ave. collided with a Kia around 9:12 p.m. on Friday, October 16, according to Nassau police as reported by News 12 Long Island. News 12 reported that the motorcyclist “remains in critical condition.” The 22-year-old woman driving the Kia “sustained minor injuries and was hospitalized for treatment.”
Long Island Life & Politics identified the vehicles as a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 2016 Kia. It reported that both people were taken to area hospitals, the motorcyclist in critical condition and the Kia driver with minor injuries.
ABC7 New York reported that detectives said the man was riding on Fulton Avenue at about 9 p.m. Friday when he collided with the Kia.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing. News 12 reported that no other details had been released as of Saturday morning.
Local Crash Record
Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, which counts only LIT’s own currently published reports, shows an earlier motorcycle crash in Hempstead on August 2, 2026. The Town of Hempstead, whose DMV figures also include the village of Hempstead, recorded 17,380 reported crashes in 2024, per New York State DMV crash data. Of its 68,511 reported crashes from 2021 through 2024, 18,712 involved an injury and 142 were fatal, according to the same data. These are counts of crashes reported to the state and say nothing about the cause of this collision.
What we don’t know yet: what caused the collision, and whether any charges will be filed. Nassau County Police had not posted an official release on the crash as of publication.