Pedestrian injuries on Hempstead Turnpike
Here is information about 427 accidents along Route 24 (known variously as Hempstead Turnpike, Fulton Avenue or Conklin Street) from January 2005 to December 2010 in which a pedestrian was injured, according to police records. In most cases the location given is the nearest intersection to the accident. Zoom in to see clusters, and click any dot for details. A distinction is made between traffic signals (red, yellow and green lights) and pedestrian signals (walk/don't walk) where present.
Here is a link to another map showing fatal accidents along the same road.
| Community | Date | Time | At corner | Pedestrian action and controls | Traffic control | Victim | Location/Nearest intersection | Driver's apparent contributing factors | Pedestrian's apparent contributing factors |
| Elmont | 2009-11-13 | 10:25 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | Flashing light | Female, 24 | Gotham Ave. | Turning improperly | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2010-06-01 | 4:10 p.m. | Yes | Moving along highway against traffic | Flashing light | Female | Lehrer Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction | Passing or lane usage improper |
| West Hempstead | 2005-06-06 | 5:06 p.m. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A, 20 | Cherry Valley Ave. | - | - |
| South Farmingdale | 2006-02-11 | 1:35 a.m. | N/A | N/A | N/A | Female, 59 | West Gate | Failure to yield right-of-way; pavement slippery | - |
| Elmont | 2009-04-03 | 5:25 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal, marked crosswalk | No passing zone | Male, 61 | Meacham Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-01-04 | 10:02 p.m. | No | Other actions in roadway | None | Males, 38 , 29 | California Ave. | Unsafe lane changing | - |
| Elmont | 2005-01-25 | 6:30 a.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female, 46 | Warwick Rd. | View obstructed/limited; failure to yield right-of-way | View obstructed/limited; failure to yield right-of-way |
| Hempstead | 2005-02-09 | 7:30 a.m. | No | Emerging from in front of/behind parked vehicle | None | Female, 28 | California Ave. | Backing unsafely | - |
| Elmont | 2005-02-21 | 6:15 p.m. | No | Moving along highway against traffic | None | Female, 47 | Doherty Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-02-22 | 10:58 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 37 | 281 Fulton Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-03-08 | 3:48 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | N/A | Truro Lane | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Uniondale | 2005-03-14 | 7:50 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 46 | California Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2005-04-09 | 7:25 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Male, 9 | Franklin Ave. | Backing unsafely | - |
| Hempstead | 2005-04-10 | 3:22 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 38 | California Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Hempstead | 2005-04-21 | 11:29 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 30 | Bell St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-05-05 | 1:38 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 47 | 450 Fulton Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2005-05-10 | 12:40 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male | Wellington Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Uniondale | 2005-05-12 | 5:25 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 16 | Earle Ovington Blvd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-05-13 | 10:16 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 20 | Cathedral Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2005-06-03 | 9:30 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 44 | Gardiners Ave. | - | Failure to yield right-of-way |
| Hempstead | 2005-06-19 | 12:17 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 29 | Warner Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2005-06-19 | 4:00 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 37 | Loring Rd. | - | - |
| Hempstead | 2005-06-25 | 9:46 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 37; Male , 18 | Hilton Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| West Hempstead | 2005-08-07 | 7:20 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female, 13 | Cherry Valley Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Hempstead | 2005-09-02 | 9:22 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 37 | Warner Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-09-14 | 5:58 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 24 | Peninsula Blvd. | Failure to yield right-of-way | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-11-01 | 7:51 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 40 | Fairview Blvd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2005-11-05 | 9:51 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 46 | Cameron Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Hempstead | 2005-11-05 | 9:28 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 43 | Hendrickson Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Uniondale | 2005-11-08 | 7:20 p.m. | Yes | Not in roadway | None | Male, 41 | Glen Curtis Blvd. | Backing unsafely | - |
| West Hempstead | 2005-11-16 | 5:17 p.m. | No | N/A | None | Male, 21 | Brooklyn Ave. | - | - |
| Franklin Square | 2005-11-24 | 6:15 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 47 | Harrison Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2005-12-17 | 3:30 p.m. | No | Emerging from in front of/behind parked vehicle | None | Female, 26 | Division Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction | - |
| Bethpage | 2005-12-21 | 5:20 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | N/A | Stewart Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| East Meadow | 2005-12-27 | 3:20 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female, 24 | 3rd St. | Failure to yield right-of-way; driver inexperience | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-01-02 | 11:29 p.m. | Yes | Crossing with signal | None | Male, 43 | 172 Fulton Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Franklin Square | 2006-01-12 | 5:20 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | N/A | Doherty Ave. | Backing unsafely | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-01-15 | 2:16 a.m. | No | Emerging from in front of/behind parked vehicle | None | Male, 38 | N. Franklin St. | Drugs (illegal) | - |
| West Hempstead | 2006-01-19 | 12:35 p.m. | No | Moving along highway against traffic | None | N/A | Westminster Rd. | - | - |
| Elmont | 2006-02-02 | 7:20 a.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Male, 38 | Doherty Ave. | Backing unsafely | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-02-03 | 9:35 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | N/A | 1000 Fulton Ave. | Backing unsafely | - |
| East Meadow | 2006-02-03 | 1:05 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 25 | 3rd St. | Pavement slippery | Failure to yield right-of-way; pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2006-02-22 | 10:01 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 13 | Warner Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| West Hempstead | 2006-02-24 | 11:40 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 14 | Osborne Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| East Meadow | 2006-02-28 | 2:20 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 15 | Prospect Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2006-03-04 | 4:30 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 18 | Loring Rd. | Driver inattention/distraction | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-03-10 | 11:08 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 11 | Courtnay Rd. | Unsafe speed | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-03-21 | 9:45 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 40 | Main St. | Animal's action | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2006-04-01 | 10:26 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 17 | 216 Fulton Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2006-04-06 | 3:14 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female, 46 | Elzey Ave. | Passing or lane usage improper; unsafe lane changing | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-05-02 | 2:35 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal, marked crosswalk | None | Male, 45 | Hendrickson Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2006-05-04 | 10:05 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female | Rockmart Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2006-06-28 | 6:05 p.m. | No | Crossing, with signal | None | Male, 22 | Terrace Ave. | Passing or lane usage improper | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| East Meadow | 2006-06-30 | 5:08 a.m. | No | Other actions in roadway | None | Male, 36 | Bright Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| West Hempstead | 2006-07-07 | 3:45 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 8 | 50 Hempstead Tkpe. | Turning improperly | - |
| Elmont | 2006-07-16 | 9:42 p.m. | No | Crossing, against signal | None | Male | Elmont Rd. | - | - |
| Elmont | 2006-07-20 | 6:30 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 28 | Meacham Ave. | Unsafe speed | - |
| East Meadow | 2006-08-03 | 8:40 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 32 | Prospect Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-08-03 | 12:12 p.m. | No | Moving along highway with traffic | None | Male, 30 | N. Franklin St. | Driver inexperience | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-08-12 | 12:54 p.m. | No | Emerging from in front of/behind parked vehicle | None | Female, 31 | N. Franklin St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2006-08-19 | 12:10 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 18 | Landau Ave. | - | - |
| Levittown | 2006-09-03 | 11:20 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 38 | Oriole Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2006-09-28 | 2:55 p.m. | N/A | N/A | None | Female, 16 | Grassy Lane | Other vehicular | Other vehicular |
| Hempstead | 2006-10-10 | 10:25 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 38 | Duncan Rd. | Unsafe speed | - |
| West Hempstead | 2006-11-01 | 3:40 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female, 17 | Spruce St. | Failure to yield right-of-way; driver inattention/distraction | - |
| Hempstead | 2006-11-30 | 10:22 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 20 | Clinton St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2006-12-15 | 1:24 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female | Hilton Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2006-12-15 | 7:20 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 61 | Oriole Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2006-12-25 | 4:40 a.m. | N/A | N/A | None | Male, 21 | Pacific Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Bethpage | 2006-12-27 | 5:40 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 18 | Stewart Ave. | View obstructed/limited | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-01-02 | 9:40 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, with signal | None | Female, 66 | Franklin Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| West Hempstead | 2007-01-02 | 6:00 p.m. | Yes | Other actions in roadway | None | Male, 18 | Cherry Valley Ave. | Aggressive driving/road rage | - |
| Elmont | 2007-01-10 | 2:22 p.m. | No | Moving along highway against traffic | None | Female, 33 | Hill Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Farmingdale | 2007-01-10 | 9:48 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 20 | Merritts Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Levittown | 2007-01-16 | 12:40 p.m. | No | Moving along highway against traffic | None | Female, 67 | 3831 Hempstead Tpke. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-01-20 | 9:45 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Female | Franklin Ave. | Reaction to other uninvolved vehicle | - |
| Elmont | 2007-01-29 | 7:12 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 33 | Hill Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| West Hempstead | 2007-01-30 | 2:27 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 19 | Morton Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Uniondale | 2007-02-12 | 6:50 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal, marked crosswalk | None | Female, 20 | California Ave. | Backing unsafely; failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| East Meadow | 2007-02-20 | 1:54 p.m. | Yes | N/A | None | Male, 45 | Carman Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Hempstead | 2007-02-28 | 8:29 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 11 | 618 Fulton Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| East Meadow | 2007-03-09 | 5:15 p.m. | No | Not in roadway | None | Male, 51 | Prospect Ave. | Fatigued/drowsy | - |
| Farmingdale | 2007-03-10 | 1:25 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 75 | Fulton St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-03-20 | 4:35 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 36 | James St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| East Meadow | 2007-03-24 | 12:00 p.m. | No | Other actions in roadway | None | Male, 32 | Prospect Ave. | - | - |
| Hempstead | 2007-03-29 | 1:56 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, with signal | None | Male, 51 | Main St. | Failure to yield right-of-way | - |
| Franklin Square | 2007-04-02 | 11:10 a.m. | No | Emerging from in front of/behind parked vehicle | None | Male, 45 | Claflin Blvd. | Failure to yield right-of-way | Passing or lane usage improper |
| Hempstead | 2007-04-06 | 10:38 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 23 | Warner Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2007-04-20 | 9:20 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 3; Female, 37 | Wellington Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-04-30 | 1:54 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 22 | Franklin Ave. | Unsafe lane changing; passing or lane usage improper | - |
| West Hempstead | 2007-05-26 | 11:50 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 20 | Westminster Rd. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-06-26 | 3:10 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 17 | Poppy Ave. | Failure to yield right-of-way; drugs (illegal) | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| West Hempstead | 2007-06-29 | 8:47 a.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 43 | Brooklyn Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction | Failure to yield right-of-way; pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2007-07-05 | 4:13 a.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 29 | Hendrickson Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction; view obstructed/limited | Alcohol involvement |
| Farmingdale | 2007-07-27 | 7:02 p.m. | N/A | N/A | None | Female, 13 | Main St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-07-28 | 10:15 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 40 | Ribbon St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Franklin Square | 2007-07-28 | 10:14 p.m. | Yes | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Male, 29 | Ribbon St. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2007-08-10 | 5:00 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 27 | Emporia Ave. | Driver inattention/distraction; pavement slippery | - |
| Hempstead | 2007-08-10 | 12:52 p.m. | No | Crossing, no signal or crosswalk | None | Female, 34 | Robson Pl. | Backing unsafely | Pedestrian error/confusion |
| Elmont | 2007-08-23 | 8:28 p.m. | Yes | Other actions in roadway | None | Female, 8 | Hill Ave. | - | Pedestrian error/confusion |