Fatal crash

Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills 68-Year-Old on Nassau

An unlicensed box-truck driver barreled down Nassau Expressway and hit a 68-year-old man in a sedan near Kennedy. Police cited unsafe speed. The man never made it home.

1fatality
March 31, 2024date
5:39 a.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a 68-year-old man driving a sedan on Nassau Expressway near the Kennedy Expressway was killed when the driver of a box truck going straight hit his vehicle at 5:39 a.m. Police recorded unsafe speed and another vehicular factor by the unlicensed truck driver as contributing causes. A parked Honda SUV nearby was also damaged, but the report lists no injuries there.

People

  • Occupant killed

    Age 68; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • SUV

    2009 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Truck

    1998 FORD-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Passing or Lane Usage Improper; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

Where

Nassau Expy & Kennedy Expy

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