What Happened
A 38-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the eastbound Long Island Expressway at exit 55 in Brentwood, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Police said the crash happened at approximately 2:55 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Police said the man was driving a 2022 Jeep when it “collided with a guardrail on the right shoulder and overturned.” A 2020 Subaru then struck the overturned Jeep, which caught fire, according to police.
The Jeep driver was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. The 41-year-old Subaru driver was taken to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
PIX11 placed the crash “near Exit 53 in Brentwood.” The official police record gives exit 55.
Road and Transit Impact
ABC7 reported that the crash closed all eastbound lanes and caused “major traffic disruptions.” In an early-morning report, News 12 Long Island said “all eastbound lanes remain closed at Exit 53.” No source has reported when the lanes reopened.
Police said both vehicles were impounded for a safety check.
On This Corridor
Long Island Traffic’s 511NY records show 159 crash records on the Long Island Expressway from August 13 to November 11, 2026. That is the most of the 28 Long Island roads LIT tracks, and 5 of those records were at Exit 55 (Motor Parkway). These figures count 511NY records titled Crash, Vehicle fire or Overturned vehicle in Nassau and Suffolk, and one collision can produce more than one record.
Local Crash Record
Federal FARS fatal-crash records place 84 fatal crashes within Brentwood’s 2020 Census boundaries from 2010 through 2024, with 2024 figures preliminary. Thirteen of those crashes were on or at the Long Island Expressway, based on the road and cross street FARS recorded. These are counts only and say nothing about the cause of this crash.
What Officials Have Said Next
Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are investigating. They are asking anyone with information to contact the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
What we don’t know yet: what caused the Jeep to strike the guardrail and overturn, and whether either driver faces charges.
Sources
- Suffolk County Police Department (official record)
- Patch
- News 12
- ABC7 New York
- Suffolk County Police Department (official record)
- Yahoo News