Newsday's Hempstead Turnpike data analysis

Newsday in this investigation reviewed 457 police reports on people killed or injured from January 2005 through December 2010 along Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County.

For additional information about some of the fatal crashes, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was consulted.

The database for these reports was compiled by Kathy Diamond.