Tot Dies After Bethpage Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 20, 2016

A 4-year-old boy died the day after the car he was a passenger in crashed in Bethpage this week.

Nassau County police said the toddler’s 65-year-old grandfather was driving a Nissan Altima northbound on Stewart Avenue when the car veered off the roadway, onto the sidewalk and struck a tree at 1:20 p.m. Monday.

Both the grandfather and the tot were taken to local hospitals, where they were treated for head trauma.

The boy, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead Tuesday at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Homicide Squad detectives impounded the vehicle but did not charge the driver.

About the Author

Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.