Driver Fatally Pinned by Truck on LIE in North Hills

By Timothy Bolger Posted on April 20, 2016

A 54-year-old Roosevelt man died when he was pinned under his tractor trailer on the Long Island Expressway in North Hills on Tuesday evening.

Nassau County police said a Highway Patrol officer found Frederick E. Johnson unresponsive and pinned under the tractor trailer, which was parked with its hazard lights on in the westbound shoulder between exits 33 and 34 at 8:22 p.m.

He was pronounced dead.

The Motor Carrier Unit officers preformed a brake and safety check at the scene and determined that the parked truck suddenly moved forward, pinning the driver.

Third Squad detectives are continuing the investigation but do not suspect foul play.

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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.