Jul. 23, 2025 By Bill Parry A Long Island man was sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison Wednesday for a fatal collision on the Long Island Expressway in Long Island City in November 2023, which left one of his passengers dead. Reginald Nash, 26, of Lincoln Avenue in Roosevelt, pleaded guilty in…
Nov. 26, 2024 By Bill Parry A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver after she jumped out of an Uber on the Long Island Expressway near Main Street in Flushing early Saturday morning. Police from the 107th Precinct in Fresh Meadows responded to a 911 call on Nov. 23 of a pedestrian…
Oct. 23, 2024 By Bill Parry A Queens grand jury indicted a Long Island man for manslaughter and other related crimes in a fatal road rage collision on the Long Island Expressway in Queensboro Hill in mid-August. Shaqeem Douglas, 26, of Maple Street in Freeport, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on Tuesday for…
Jun. 3, 2024 By Bill Parry
A Ozone Park man was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor-trailer as he rode a motorcycle on the Long Island Expressway in Maspeth on Saturday morning.
Dec. 2, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Thirteen people were injured in a huge Long Island Expressway crash in Queens early on Saturday morning, the Fire Department reported. Authorities said the pileup, which occurred at about 6:17 a.m. on Dec. 2, involved multiple vehicles on the expressway’s eastbound lanes near Little Neck Parkway (Exit 32)…
Nov. 20, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A three-car pileup on the Long Island Expressway in Queens on Sunday left one man dead, three people injured, and an alleged drunk driver in custody — capping off a particularly deadly weekend on the city’s streets. At around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 19, police say 24-year-old Reginald…
Aug. 27, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld A Queens teenager was fatally struck by an SUV driver early Saturday morning while attempting to cross the Long Island Expressway on foot. Carlos Criollo, 18, of Rego Park, was found with traumatic injuries on the eastbound L.I.E. a little after 3:20 a.m. Saturday, police said. He was…