Wantagh State Parkway accidents in Wantagh, NY
22 tracked incidents on Wantagh State Parkway through Wantagh, Nassau County. Last update April 29, 2026.
Compiled from state police, NYPD/NCPD/SCPD bulletins, and local news. Updated as new incidents are reported.
Accident statistics
What our records show
The Wantagh State Parkway runs through Wantagh as one of the 12-mile primary parkways serving Nassau County, carrying roughly 50,000 vehicles per day. The posted speed limit is 55 mph. The route stretches from Northern State Parkway to Jones Beach, with Wantagh sitting along that spine. Locally, drivers know it as Wantagh or Wantagh Pkwy.
Our database has logged 22 incidents on Wantagh State Parkway within Wantagh, including 6 major, 16 moderate cases. 6 injuries were reported across these incidents. The most recent report we published involved Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway on April 29, 2026. On average, we've seen roughly 11.0 reported crashes per month on this stretch during the period covered by our archive.
Inside Wantagh, Wantagh State Parkway intersects with or runs parallel to several other high-volume routes — Wantagh Parkway, Sunrise Highway, Southern State 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. Wantagh is home to about 18,000 residents and falls under NCPD 7th Precinct. Serious injuries from Wantagh State Parkway crashes are typically triaged to Mount Sinai South Nassau. Below you'll find every incident on this stretch we've covered, newest first.
Incidents on Wantagh State Parkway in Wantagh showing 12 of 22
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
Single Vehicle Accident Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
Two-Vehicle Crash Injures One on Wantagh State Parkway Friday
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
Two Injured in Major Collision on Wantagh State Parkway Thursday
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
Three-Vehicle Crash Injures One on Wantagh State Parkway Tuesday
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Property Damage on Wantagh State Parkway
NYSP: Accident - property damage on WANTAGH STPKWY
Driver in critical condition after Wantagh State Parkway crash, police say
Emergency resources in Wantagh
Hospitals
- Mount Sinai South Nassau — 1 Healthy Way, Oceanside, NY 11572 | (516) 632-3000
- Nassau University Medical Center — 2201 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, NY 11554 | (516) 572-0123
Police
- NCPD 7th Precinct — 285 Merrick Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554 | (516) 573-7700
Courts
- Nassau County District Court — 99 Main St, Hempstead, NY 11550 | (516) 572-2355
- Nassau County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency — 16 Cooper St, Hempstead, NY 11550
- Nassau County Supreme Court — 100 Supreme Court Dr, Mineola, NY 11501 | (516) 571-2904