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Courtesy Lynbrook Fire Department
After an early-morning accident on May 2 at the intersection of Hempstead Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard in Lynbrook, emergency responders cut out the windshield of a truck to rescue the driver after the truck crashed into a Mercedes Benz.
Vehicle overturn uptick worries officials
In Lynbrook, a renewed focus on making roads safer By lYlE MARK BUlADo Correspondent
Since April, Lynbrook has seen an alarming rise in vehicle overturn accidents, with seven reported in just four months. The unprecedented increase has officials on alert. According to village Fire Chief Scott Bien, this is the highest number of vehicle overturns in such a short period ever recorded in the village. “Peninsula Boulevard, especially the stretch from Sunrise Highway to Hempstead Avenue, has been particularly problematic,” Eric Bruen, the Lynbrook Police Department’s Highway Patrol supervisor, said. In
this area, there have been three overturns and one fatality this year. “Traffic safety is very near and dear to me,” said Police Chief Brian Paladino, who emphasized the need for urgent measures to mitigate the situation. Several factors contribute to the accidents, including road design flaws, inadequate signage, challenging weather conditions and reckless driving, the officials said. “The cutout by South Neiman Avenue on Peninsula Boulevard is especially dangerous,” Bruen explained. “It allows northbound drivers to make a left turn across southbound lanes, which has led to several Continued on PAge 8
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