Homicide Squad detectives report a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred in Plainview on Tuesday, May 24 at 11:53 a.m.

Detectives report that a male victim, 54, name being withheld pending family notification, parked a 2004 black Toyota suburban on the northbound Seaford Oyster Bay Expressway (NY Rte 135) between the shoulder and the exit ramp for the eastbound Northern State Parkway to change a flat tire. The victim was attempting to change a flat tire when a 1998 Ford van, operated by a 33-year-old resident of Brooklyn, attempting to exit to the eastbound Northern State Parkway, struck and pinned the victim between both vehicles.

Highway Patrol bureau police officers and AMT Paul Brodowsky responded to the scene. AMT Brodowsky pronounced the victim dead at noon. Nassau County Police Department Ambulance transported the body of the victim to Nassau University Medical Center (morgue) pending a medical examiner's report. Nassau County Police Department Ambulance transported the driver of the Ford van, who suffered chest pains and trauma, to Nassau University Medical Center where he was admitted for observation.

Both vehicles were impounded for brake and safety checks. There were no charges filed. There were no summonses issued.