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A serious car crash occurs every 7 minutes on Long Island — and NY rep is demanding action: ‘National crisis’

April 20, 2025
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A serious car crash occurs every 7 minutes on Long Island — and NY rep is demanding action: ‘National crisis’
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Long Island Rep. Laura Gillen is urging the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to hold an emergency hearing on the nationwide “surge” in deadly traffic accidents — after an unsettling investigation revealed that a serious car crash occurs every seven minutes on Long Island.

“The failure to secure our roads has led to thousands of lives being cut short, families being ripped apart, and a terrible void being left in too many communities,” Gillen wrote in her letter compelling the committee to take action.

The Democratic lawmaker’s campaign comes after an investigation by Newsday revealed that Long Island drivers get into a serious accident every seven minutes — killing more than 2,100 people and injuring 16,000 others on the roads between 2014 and 2023.

Rep.-elect Laura Gillen (D-NY) poses for a photograph after joining other congressional freshmen of the 119th Congress for a group photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 15, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Long Island Rep. Laura Gillen wants to take national action after an unsettling investigation revealed that a serious car crash occurs every seven minutes on Long Island. Getty Images

Car crashes are the leading cause of accidental death among young people under the age of 20 on Long Island, and the second-leading cause for all Long Islanders under the age of eighty, next to overdoses, according to the CDC.

But the scourge goes beyond her district, Gillen said, declaring it a “national crisis.”

“The deadly surge in traffic fatalities over the past decade demands our swift federal attention and intervention,” Gillen wrote to the House standing committee.

Tuesday April 15, 2025
Bay Shore, Long Island, NY
Fatal pedestrian
Westbound Sunrise Highway at the Bay Shore Mall.
Acording to the CDC, car crashes are the leading cause of accidental death among young people under the age of 20 on Long Island.

“This is not just a local problem; it is a national crisis.”

The New York congresswoman pointed out that motor vehicle fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade across the country — jumping 25% from 15,035 deaths in the first half of 2014 to 18,720 during the same period in 2024.

The surge is despite billions in federal funding aimed at improving road safety.

Laura Gillen, Democratic candidate for New York's 4th Congressional District, speaks during a roundtable discussion outlining her policy platform to lower healthcare costs for Latino families, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Freeport, N.Y.
“The deadly surge in traffic fatalities over the past decade demands our swift federal attention and intervention,” Gillen wrote to the House standing committee. “This is not just a local problem; it is a national crisis.” AP
Kerri A. Bedrick, 32, of Centerport, Long Island was arrested and charged in a fatal wrong-way crash on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 42 that killed her 9-year-old son, Eli Henrys, and injured several others early Thursday
Despite billions in federal funding aimed at improving road safety, motor vehicle fatalities have risen sharply over the past decade across the country. Courtesy of WABC

“We can and must do much more,” Gillen wrote.

This is the second letter Gillen has written since Newsday’s investigation.

In March, she wrote to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, calling for a federal study and policy recommendations to inform future transportation legislation.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a press conference at the Department of Transportation on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Gillen has written to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy about conducting a federal study and policy recommendations for future transportation legislation. Getty Images

“I request the U.S. Department of Transportation conduct an immediate investigation into this deadly surge and outline a plan of action to help prevent more tragedies,” she wrote to Duffy, describing the crisis as “alarming” and “unacceptable.”

Experts say several factors are behind the rise in deaths and injuries on the road, including impaired and distracted driving, limited public transit access, and the absence of protected bike lanes.

However, while the federal government provides funding and sets standards, most of Long Island’s roads are maintained by state and local governments.

Tuesday April 15, 2025
Bay Shore, Long Island, NY
Fatal pedestrian
Westbound Sunrise Highway at the Bay Shore Mall.
Impaired and distracted driving, limited public transit access, and the absence of protected bike lanes contribute to deaths and injuries on the road. Wayne Carrington

The New York State Department of Transportation oversees just a tenth of the Island’s lane miles, with the rest falling to counties, towns, villages, and cities.

Now, as Congress is working on the next round of federal road funding to replace the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — set to expire in fiscal year 2026 — Gillen said the moment to act is now.

Under the current infrastructure law, New York is slated to receive about $13.5 billion in federal highway funds over five years — a figure Gillen said must be matched with stronger oversight and a national strategy to reverse the deadly trend.

The post A serious car crash occurs every 7 minutes on Long Island — and NY rep is demanding action: ‘National crisis’ appeared first on New York Post.

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