NY Mother and Daughter Killed After Semi Truck Driver Runs Red-Light
April 19th, 2010 | 
Author: BETHPAGE, NY – On April 7, 2010, two people died after a truck driver ran a red-light and hit their car Wednesday evening in Nassau County, New York. The deadly truck accident occurred in the town of Bethpage, NY at the intersection of Hicksville Road and Central Park Avenue. The accident area is on Long Island, in the eastern section of the state, 34 miles from Manhattan, NY and 52 miles from Newark, New Jersey.
Local police and emergency personnel were quickly at the scene of the multi vehicle truck accident. The Pontiac was severely mangled and emergency workers had to use the Jaws of Life to remove Mrs. Ryan and her daughter.
Shortly before 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, 44 year old Barbara Ryan and her 11 year old daughter of Bethpage, NY, were driving in a Pontiac sedan on Central Park Avenue, at the intersection with Hicksville Road. The intersection is controlled with traffic lights. When the light turned green for Ms. Ryan she proceeded to make a left hand turn onto Hicksville Road.
At that moment 32 year old Ryan Draper was driving northbound on Hicksville Rd. in a semi tractor truck for CFM (California Food Markets) based in Watertown, NY. Mr. Draper ran through his red-light signal and slammed broadside into the Pontiac, crushing the smaller vehicle. The impact of the collision reportedly shook houses near the accident site.
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The 18 wheeler truck also hit a Lincoln Town Car driven by a 71 year old woman. This second truck accident caused the Lincoln to hit two other cars, a Honda driven by a 23 year old man and a Mitsubishi.
Local police and emergency personnel were quickly at the scene of the multi vehicle truck accident. The Pontiac was severely mangled and emergency workers had to use the Jaws of Life to remove Mrs. Ryan and her daughter. Once free the two were transported to a local hospital. Their injuries from the truck accident were fatal and both were pronounced dead at the hospital a short time later.
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The woman driver of the Lincoln had injuries to her shoulder and ribs and was taken to the hospital. She is listed in stable condition. The Honda driver sustained injuries to his neck, back, and shoulder. His condition is unknown. The driver of the Mitsubishi was not injured in the truck accident. In total four people were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the semi tractor truck was uninjured after the truck accident. Authorities confirmed that the truck driver is cooperating with the truck accident investigation. He submitted to a breathalyzer test and had blood drawn for a more extensive toxicology test. The breathalyzer results were negative, but it will be several weeks before the blood toxicology test results are returned.
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Authorities shut down all lanes of traffic on Hicksville Rd. in the area surrounding the truck accident. The lanes would stay closed for several hours as crews cleared the wreckage of the multiple collisions and police conducted an accident reconstruction.
The intersection of Hicksville Road and Central Park Avenue where the truck accident happened is considered dangerous. Drivers turning left onto Hicksville Road have to cross over four lanes of traffic. According to local police in the last four years there have been 79 accidents at the intersection.
At this time no charges have been brought, pending the results of the toxicology test. The CFM semi truck is also being checked for mechanical failure.
The truck accident remains under investigation.
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