Vehicle Torn Apart in Violent Crash Into Bethpage Fire Station, Driver Killed

BETHPAGE, N.Y. — A 41-year-old man was killed Wednesday morning after a violent single-vehicle crash tore apart his car and sent it careening into a Bethpage fire station.

The crash occurred at approximately 10:23 a.m. on Stewart Avenue near Arumdaun Street, directly outside the Bethpage Fire Department’s Station 4.

According to Nassau County Police, the Sayville man was driving a 2024 Mazda eastbound on Stewart Avenue when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a utility pole and then slammed into the side of the fire station.

The impact caused catastrophic damage to the vehicle, shearing away a portion of the driver’s side and separating the engine from the car. The engine was thrown more than 100 feet from the initial point of impact.

The vehicle continued into the fire station, destroying a column along the side of the building.

The driver was pinned inside the wreckage immediately following the violent collision. Despite the extensive damage to the vehicle, Bethpage firefighters extricated him just minutes after arriving at the scene.

Police say the driver suffered severe trauma and was transported by Nassau County Police medics to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead by a hospital physician.

Stewart Avenue was temporarily shut down in both directions as Nassau County Police investigated and processed the extensive collision scene.

The exact circumstances leading up to the fatal crash remain under investigation. Witnesses at the scene told Priority News Network that the vehicle appeared to be traveling “extremely fast” moments before the collision.

No additional injuries were immediately reported.

Editor’s Note: Audio from Bethpage Fire Department radio communications during the emergency response has been incorporated into portions of PNN’s video coverage of the crash.