Dangerous Roads

Dangerous Roads Only in NewsdayLI's 50,000 unlicensed drivers are far more likely to cause fatal crashes

"I am terrified for the people of Long Island," one official said of the region, where 14% of drivers involved in deadly crashes did not have a license.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?See the most dangerous roads in your neighborhood Long Island's dangerous roads: Complete coverage

Only in Newsday2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?

Long Island lost at least 5,800 years of life to fatal crashes in 2023. Newsday examines our dangerous roads in a yearlong investigative series.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI rep asks for road safety investigation after Newsday report See the most dangerous roads in your neighborhood Long Island's dangerous roads: Complete coverage

Dangerous Roads Only in Newsday‘I was super worried; things build up.’ How to get a suspended license reinstated.4m read

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Tracking LI's deadly crashes

After the crash

Dangerous RoadsA drunken driver killed their dad in a diner parking lot. They want harsher penalties.

"There's a lot of things we thought we'd have Dad around for," son of Nassau man says. "We don't want to see this happen to anyone else."

Dangerous RoadsGrief-stricken mom: 'I chose to live, but it's with immense pain.'1m read

Dangerous RoadsFamily 'not as close as we used to be' after 24-year-old killed by drunken driver, mom says1m read

Dangerous Roads'We had a good life,' widow of crash victim says. Now, 'I have to sell the house'1m read

Dangerous RoadsA car crushed this cyclist's ankle. He can no longer compete.1m read

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People who knew Ibis Baez, 29, a Bronx resident killed last week after exiting the LIE on his motorcycle, remembered him.

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One dead after multiple vehicles involved in Plainview crash, Nassau police say1m read

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Dangerous RoadsLI rep asks for road safety investigation after Newsday report

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