Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) accidents in Elwood, NY

What our records show

The Jericho Turnpike (NY 25) runs through Elwood as one of the 30-mile primary corridors serving Suffolk County, carrying roughly 40,000 vehicles per day. The posted speed limit is 30–45 mph (30 mph through village business districts). The route stretches from Queens border at Floral Park (continues west as Hillside Avenue) to Smithtown (NY 25 continues east as Middle Country Road), with Elwood sitting along that spine. Locally, drivers know it as Route 25 or NY 25 or NY-25 or Jericho Tpke or the Turnpike.

Our database has logged 2 incidents on Jericho Turnpike within Elwood, including 2 moderate cases. No fatalities have been recorded in the incidents we track for this stretch. The most recent report we published involved Nesconset Driver Arrested for DWI, Weapon Charges After Elwood Crash on May 12, 2026. On average, we've seen roughly 1.0 reported crashes per month on this stretch during the period covered by our archive.

Inside Elwood, Jericho Turnpike intersects with or runs parallel to several other high-volume routes — Elwood Road, Pulaski Road, Manor Road — 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. Elwood is home to about 11,000 residents . Below you'll find every incident on this stretch we've covered, newest first.