Tuesday, November 10, 2026
A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead resulted in the death of a man on Nov. 8, Nassau police said.
William Reyes, 54, was driving a 2014 Jeep heading east on Peninsula Boulevard when he collided with an e-bike traveling south on Franklin Avenue at 11:30 p.m. The e-bike operator suffered trauma to his head and body, police said. He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Reyes, of Washington Street in Hempstead, left the scene and after the subsequent investigation was arrested. He is charged with leaving the scene of an incident with a fatality.
Reyes was arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday.
