Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) accidents in Hempstead, NY

What our records show

The Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) runs through Hempstead as one of the 15-mile primary parkways serving Nassau County, carrying roughly 65,000 vehicles per day. The posted speed limit is 55 mph. The route stretches from Northern State Parkway to Jones Beach, with Hempstead sitting along that spine. Locally, drivers know it as Meadowbrook or MSP.

Our database has logged 3 incidents on Meadowbrook State Parkway within Hempstead, including 2 major, 1 moderate cases. 3 injuries were reported across these incidents. The most recent report we published involved Vehicle Fire Closes Right Lane on Meadowbrook State Parkway Southbound on May 1, 2026. On average, we've seen roughly 1.5 reported crashes per month on this stretch during the period covered by our archive.

Inside Hempstead, Meadowbrook State Parkway intersects with or runs parallel to several other high-volume routes — Hempstead Turnpike, Southern State Parkway, Meadowbrook Parkway — so many crashes on this corridor originate at exits and interchanges rather than along open stretches. That pattern matches what we see in the incident reports below, which cluster around entry and exit ramps feeding those surface streets.

Town context matters because accidents here don't unfold in isolation. Hempstead is home to about 55,247 residents and falls under NCPD 5th Precinct. Serious injuries from Meadowbrook State Parkway crashes are typically triaged to Nassau University Medical Center. Below you'll find every incident on this stretch we've covered, newest first.