Melville, NY — Crash Data, Roads, History & Law
Melville is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, with 19,284 residents at the 2020 Census. Federal crash records show 41 fatal crashes that killed 43 people within its boundaries from 2010 through 2024 — 10 of them on foot. Long Island Expressway (I-495) accounted for more of those deaths (18) than any other road. Residents who commute travel an average of 33.3 minutes each way.
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Melville at a glance
- Status
- Hamlet (unincorporated; census-designated place)
- Town
- Huntington
- County
- Suffolk County
- Population (2020 Census)
- 19,284[C]
- Housing units (2020)
- 7,777
- Land area
- 12.11 sq mi
- Density
- 1,592 people per sq mi
- Average commute
- 33.3 minutes[B]
- Traffic deaths, 2010–2024
- 43[A]
- ZIP Code
- 11747
- Founded / settled
- No independently citable date for Melville's first English settlement was found; the surrounding Town of Huntington dates its own founding to 1653[2]
- Legal status
- Unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Huntington, tabulated by the Census Bureau as the Melville CDP[2]
- Route 110 corridor
- Office buildings along Route 110 in Melville house national and international corporations including Canon, Nikon, Estee Lauder, Henry Schein, PSEG, Cognizant, Verizon, Newsday and Fidelity Information Services[3]
- Police
- Suffolk County Police Department, 2nd Precinct[8]
- Main roads
- NY 110 (Broad Hollow Road), the Long Island Expressway (I-495), the Northern State Parkway[2][9]
- Census geography
- Melville CDP · GEOID 3646514 · GNIS 2389471
- Coordinates
- 40.7824°N, 73.4088°W
Hamlets in New York have no legal boundary or government of their own. Figures here use the Census Bureau's census-designated place, the standard statistical outline for the community; local usage of the name can be wider or narrower.
Fatal crashes in Melville, 2010–2024
From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024, 43 people died in 41 crashes on public roads inside Melville, according to the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System.[A] Pedestrians account for 10 of those deaths (23%). The deadliest year was 2014, with 6 deaths.
- Fatal crashes
- 41
- People killed
- 43
- Pedestrians
- 10
- Bicyclists
- 2
- Motorcyclists
- 1
- Vehicle occupants
- 30
2024 figures come from NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.
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| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
Roads where people died
| Road | Crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 17 | 18 |
| Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) | 8 | 8 |
| Old Country Road | 3 | 3 |
| Pinelawn Rd (CR 3) | 2 | 3 |
| Northern State Parkway | 2 | 2 |
| S Service Rd | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Whitman Rd | 1 | 1 |
| New York Ave | 1 | 1 |
Road names as recorded by police and normalised to common Long Island names.
When and where
- Of the 41 crashes with a recorded time, 25 happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., 6 between 4 and 8 p.m., 5 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 5 between 6 and 10 a.m.
- 71% happened in darkness.
- 20 of the 43 deaths were on expressways or parkways; 23 were on arterials and local streets.
- 2 crashes killed more than one person.
- In at least 4 crashes, a driver had a reported blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. This counts known test results only; NHTSA's official alcohol estimates, which impute untested drivers, are higher.
Who owns the roads where they happened (2015–2024)
FARS has recorded the owner of the roadway since 2015. Of the 25 fatal crashes in Melville since then:
- State highways 15 (60%)
- Town roads 8 (32%)
- County roads 2 (8%)
Ownership matters in New York because claims against a county, town, city or village generally require a notice of claim within 90 days (General Municipal Law § 50-e), while claims against the State are brought in the Court of Claims under Court of Claims Act § 10. This is general information, not legal advice.
Rate: 14.9 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year, against 9.1 for Suffolk County. This is a resident-based rate, not a measure of how risky the roads are to drive: crashes are counted where they happen, not where the people involved live, so a small community crossed by a major highway shows a high rate.
The 15 most recent fatal crashes
| Date | Time | Road | Deaths | Who died | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 8 p.m. | Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) | 1 | Pedestrian | dark |
| * | 5 a.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark |
| * | 1 p.m. | Pinelawn Rd (CR 3) at Ruland Rd | 2 | 2 vehicle occupants | daylight |
| 1 p.m. | Old Country Road | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 7 p.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 4 p.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 11 p.m. | S Service Rd | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 4 a.m. | Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 9 p.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 2 | 2 vehicle occupants | dark | |
| 9 p.m. | Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 6 p.m. | Walt Whitman Rd | 1 | Motorcyclist | daylight | |
| 5 p.m. | Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road / New York Avenue) | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 11 p.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 9 a.m. | Northern State Parkway | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 6 a.m. | Long Island Expressway (I-495) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark |
FARS contains no names or personal identifiers. * 2024 records are preliminary. Download all 41 records (CSV) · How this was compiled
Recent Melville Incident Reports
Person Struck on LIE HOV Lane Near Melville After Cristian Guevara's Drug-Impaired Car Hits Them
Person Struck on LIE HOV Lane Near Melville After Cristian Guevara's Drug-Impaired Car Hits Them. September 13, 2026.
Cristian Guevara, 28, Charged With DWAI Drugs After Striking Pedestrian on LIE Near Exit 50 in Melville
All Eastbound LIE Lanes Shut Near Exit 49N in Melville After Early Sunday Crash
All Eastbound LIE Lanes Shut Near Exit 49N in Melville After Early Sunday Crash. September 13, 2026.
Robbery Reported at Huntington Hilton on Broad Hollow Road in Melville
Robbery Reported at Huntington Hilton on Broad Hollow Road in Melville. August 27, 2026.
Leeanna Luke of Brooklyn Arrested for Stealing $11,000 from Melville Ralph's Famous Italian Ices
Gary Donnelly of Melville Arrested for Menacing in Route 110 Road Rage Incident
Gary Donnelly of Melville Arrested for Menacing in Route 110 Road Rage Incident. Suffolk County. July 24, 2026.
Updated continuously from 511NY, NYSP, NCPD, and SCPD feeds — all Long Island reports.
All reported crashes in the Town of Huntington, 2021–2024
New York's crash file codes each crash to a town, city or village — never to a hamlet — so the finest official count that covers Melville is for the Town of Huntington, which contains it. Police reported 19,356 crashes there from 2021 through 2024 — about 13.2 a day. 5,246 (27.1%) injured someone and 50 were fatal. [D]
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,760 | 4,567 | 5,042 | 4,987 | 19,356 |
- Injury crashes
- 5,246
- Fatal crashes
- 50
- Struck a pedestrian
- 187
- Struck a bicyclist
- 117
- Struck a deer
- 136
Counts are crashes, not people. The municipality is entered by the reporting police agency, and coding is less consistent for small villages, so compare places with care.
How Melville gets to work
Melville commuters travel an average of 33.3 minutes each way, 2.2 minutes longer than the Suffolk County average (the national average is 26.4 minutes). About 66.6% of workers drive alone, and 4.5% ride the railroad. [B]
| Measure | Melville | Suffolk County | New York State | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average one-way commute | 33.3 min ±5.7 | 31.1 min | 32.6 min | 26.4 min |
| Commute 60 minutes or longer | 18% ±3.8 | 14.1% | 16.8% | 8.6% |
| Commute under 15 minutes | 23.1% ±5.2 | 22.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Drive alone | 66.6% ±4.1 | 72.1% | 48.8% | 68.8% |
| Carpool | 7.5% ±3.1 | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Commuter rail (LIRR) | 4.5% ±1.6 | 3.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| Bus | 0% ±0.2 † | 0.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Walk | 0.8% ±0.7 † | 1.4% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Work from home | 15.5% ±3.1 | 12% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Leave home before 6 a.m. | 7.6% ±2.1 | 12% | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Households with no vehicle | 6.4% ±2 | 5.1% | 29.2% | 8.4% |
| Households with three or more vehicles | 23% ±5.2 | 28.8% | 11.8% | 21.9% |
Survey estimates for 9,119 workers aged 16 and over; ± values are 90% margins of error. † Small sample — the margin of error is large relative to the estimate, so treat the figure as indicative only. Travel-time rows exclude people who work from home.
Notable facts about Melville
- In December 1987, in the middle of a federal Fair Housing Act appeal against it, the Town of Huntington's board approved a plan for 50 units of subsidized housing in Melville — an offer of proof the Second Circuit rejected as 'entirely speculative.'[4]
- Office buildings along Route 110 in Melville host the U.S. presence of companies including Canon, Nikon, Estee Lauder and Henry Schein.[3]
History
No independently citable date for Melville's first English settlement was found; the surrounding Town of Huntington dates its own founding to April 2, 1653.[10]
Twentieth-century Melville was transformed by the growth of the Route 110 office corridor. The Town of Huntington's own economic-development page states that in recent years the '110 Corridor,' bordering NY 110 and "primarily in the Melville section of the Town," developed into a major business area, and the Dix Hills-Melville Historical Association's own page on the corridor states that office buildings on both sides of Route 110 in Melville today house the U.S. headquarters or major offices of national and international corporations including Canon, Nikon, Estee Lauder, Henry Schein, PSEG, Cognizant, Verizon, Newsday and Fidelity Information Services.[2][3]
How the roads got here
NY 110 (known locally in Melville as Broad Hollow Road) is the hamlet's defining road; New York's Department of Transportation lists the route, separately designated within the Town of Huntington as the Assemblyman James D. Conte Memorial Highway, as running from Amityville north through Huntington to Halesite, passing through Melville along the way.[9] The Long Island Expressway (I-495) forms Melville's southern edge, and the Northern State Parkway — like the state's other limited-access parkways, maintained by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation rather than the Department of Transportation, under Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law Section 13.03 — passes through the hamlet as well.[9] Before either of the state's controlled-access roads existed, William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s privately built Long Island Motor Parkway opened in 1908 and ran through the Town of Huntington's then-rural interior near Melville and Dix Hills before its 1938 closure.[7]
Law and legal history
Melville figures briefly in the Second Circuit's landmark Fair Housing Act ruling against the Town of Huntington. In a footnote to Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Town of Huntington, 844 F.2d 926 (2d Cir. 1988), the court noted that the Town, in its brief, had asked the court to take judicial notice of "a new proposal, approved by the Town Board in December, 1987, to build 50 units of subsidized housing in the Melville section" as evidence the Town was acting in good faith; the panel declined to consider the proposal, calling it "entirely speculative" and finding it did not address the appellants' central objection to the Town's zoning code.[4] The broader case, over the Town's confinement of multifamily housing to an urban-renewal zone centered on Huntington Station, is described in full in the Town of Huntington's own file; the Supreme Court affirmed the Second Circuit's ruling per curiam in Town of Huntington v. Huntington Branch, NAACP, 488 U.S. 15 (1988).[4][5]
Cases of record
- Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Town of Huntington, 844 F.2d 926 (2d Cir. 1988)[4]
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1988. In a footnote, the Town unsuccessfully cited a December 1987 Town Board proposal to build 50 units of subsidized housing in the Melville section as evidence it was acting in good faith on Fair Housing Act compliance.The panel declined to consider the Melville proposal, calling it speculative and finding it did not address the appellants' objection to the Town's zoning ordinance; the broader ruling (centered on Huntington Station) held the ordinance violated Title VIII.
Each summary describes the cited decision only. Later appellate history is noted where we found it, but it has not been checked systematically — confirm a case's current status with a citator before relying on it. General information, not legal advice.
Government, courts and policing
Melville has no government, police department or court of its own. The Suffolk County Police Department's 2nd Precinct, which states it "proudly serves the residents of the Town of Huntington," patrols the hamlet.[8] Melville falls within the Town of Huntington's own municipal code and, for state and county roads, within NYSDOT's and Suffolk County's respective maintenance responsibilities described in the Roads section above.[9]
Melville timeline
- Town founded. The surrounding Town of Huntington dates its own founding to the 1653 First Purchase; no separate founding date for Melville itself was found.[10]
- Motor Parkway era. William K. Vanderbilt Jr.'s Long Island Motor Parkway opened, cutting across the Town of Huntington's interior in the same era Melville was still farmland.[7]
- Town proposes subsidized housing in Melville. The Town Board approved a proposal to build 50 units of subsidized housing in the Melville section, cited (unsuccessfully) by the Town in the Second Circuit's NAACP housing appeal as evidence of good faith.[4]
- '110 Corridor' recognized by the Town. The Town of Huntington's own economic-development description credits the '110 Corridor' of office development to the Melville section.[2]
Major roads in Melville
| Road | Route | Maintained by | In Melville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Hollow Road (Assemblyman James D. Conte Memorial Highway) [9] | NY 110 | New York State | runs through, the hamlet's defining road |
| Long Island Expressway [9] | I-495 | New York State | forms the hamlet's southern edge |
| Northern State Parkway [9] | unsigned reference route NY 908G | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation | passes through |
Emergency Resources
Hospitals
- Huntington Hospital (Northwell Health) — 270 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 — (631) 351-2000 (Level III adult trauma center on the state Department of Health list; north of Melville via NY 110.)
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center (Catholic Health) — 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 (Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center on the state Department of Health list; south of Melville via NY 110.)
Police
- Suffolk County Police Department, 2nd Precinct — 1071 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY 11743 — (631) 852-6000 (Patrols Melville; there is no Melville-specific police force. Emergencies: 911.)
Courts
- Suffolk County District Court — 400 Carleton Ave, Central Islip, NY 11722 | (631) 853-7500
- Huntington Town Justice Court — 100 Main St, Huntington, NY 11743 | (631) 351-3078
- Suffolk County Supreme Court — 1 Court St, Riverhead, NY 11901 | (631) 852-2332
Local Driver Services in Melville
Practical resources for Melville drivers — tire shops, gas prices, and live traffic conditions.
Safety Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Route 110 in Melville so congested?
Melville is one of Long Island's most significant corporate office park concentrations, with dozens of major company headquarters and regional offices lining Route 110 (Broad Hollow Road). This creates massive morning and evening rush peaks as tens of thousands of workers commute to and from offices simultaneously. The concentration of corporate campuses means the rush hour on Route 110 through Melville is more compressed and intense than almost anywhere else in Suffolk County.
What are the most dangerous spots on Route 110 in Melville?
The intersections of Route 110 with Pinelawn Road, Walt Whitman Road, Old Country Road, and Round Swamp Road are the most frequently cited accident locations on Route 110 through Melville. The LIE interchange at Exit 49 (Route 110/Amityville Road) is also a significant accident cluster due to high merge speeds and limited ramp sight distance.
Is there a hospital near Melville?
Huntington Hospital (Northwell Health) at 270 Park Avenue in Huntington is approximately 10–15 minutes north of Melville via Route 110. Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip is accessible southbound on Route 110. For major trauma, Stony Brook University Hospital is the regional Level I facility, approximately 20 minutes east on the LIE.
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References
Datasets
- [A] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2010–2024 national files. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Crashes on public trafficways in which a person died within 30 days. No personal identifiers. Placed by reported coordinates into 2020 Census boundaries.
- [B] U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Survey estimates with 90% margins of error. lowReliability = coefficient of variation above 30%.
- [C] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb — 2020 Census tabulation geography (POP100, HU100, AREALAND). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- [D] New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Crashes — Case Information: Four Year Window. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town.
Sources for history, roads and law
- [2] Town of Huntington. About Huntington (2026). Government record.
- [3] Dix Hills-Melville Historical Association. Corporate District (2026). Historical society.
- [4] Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School Library. Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Town of Huntington, 844 F.2d 926 (2d Cir. 1988) (1988). Court decision.
- [5] Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. Town of Huntington, New York v. Huntington Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 488 U.S. 15 (1988) (1988). Court decision.
- [7] Dix Hills-Melville Historical Association. Long Island Motor Parkway (2026). Historical society.
- [8] Suffolk County Police Department. Second Precinct (2026). Government record.
- [9] New York State Department of Transportation, Office of Traffic Safety & Mobility. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes... in New York State (NY 110, I-495 and parkway-ownership entries) (2017). Government record.
- [10] Town of Huntington (via Internet Archive Wayback Machine, capture of 2013-03-24). Town History (archived Town of Huntington history page) (2013). Government record.
- [14] Suffolk County Police Department. Contact Us (precinct address list) (2026). Government record.
- [15] New York State Department of Health. New York State Trauma Centers (n.d.). Government record.
- [16] Northwell Health. Huntington Hospital (2026). Institution.
Sources opened and checked September 17, 2026.