The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan
Dec 22, 2006

Fatal Crashes (11 Deaths This Week)

Greenlawn, L.I.: Body of Man, 26, Discovered in Burning Vehicle (Newsday)
Queens: Congressman Crowley Aide, 74, Kills Friend in Crash (NY Post)
Related: Aide Facing DWI Charges (Daily News)
Related: Family Won’t Hold Driver Responsible for DWI Death (Daily News)
Queens: 12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
Related: Man Arrested in Hit-and-Run Fatality (NYT)
Queens: Teacher in Grave Condition After Being Run Over (Daily News)
Related: Teacher Dies, Driver Weeps (Daily News)
Related: A Bad Place to Advertise a Car (Streetsblog)
Bronx: Yonkers Woman, Applying Makeup, Hits a Tree (Daily News)
Manhattan: Florida Woman, 22, Killed by Sanitation Truck (Daily News)
Painted Post, N.Y.: Driver Dies as Truck Plunges From Overpass (Newsday)
White Twp., N.J.: 2 Men Die in Crash With Pole (Star-Ledger)
Goldens Bridge, N.Y.: Woman, 24, Veers Into Oncoming Car (Journal News)
Related: Piecing Together the Puzzle (Journal News)
Greenburgh, N.Y.: Yonkers Man Killed on Errand (Journal News)

Injuries & Property Damage

Hauppauge, L.I.: Marine Rescues Driver From Burning Car (Newsday)
Pearl River, N.Y.: Car Crashes Into Store After Gas Pedal Mix-Up (Journal News)
Bronx: Yonkers Cabbie Leads Cops on Chase (WABC 7)
Port Washington, L.I.: Child Injured in Hit-Run, Driver Turns Self In (Newsday)
Staten Island: 2 Off-Duty Cops Crash SUV, Pin Selves (S.I. Advance)
Westport, Conn.: Family Escapes SUV Rollover (Westport News)
Staten Island: Man Busted for Flipping SUV and Lying to Cops (S.I. Advance)
Stratford, Conn.: Man Hit by Car in Critical Condition (Conn. Post)
Rye Brook, N.Y.: Driver in Rollover May Have Blacked Out (Journal News)
Chappaqua, N.Y.: 2 Hurt in Head-On Collision (Journal News)

Following Up

Nassau County: Wrong-Way Driver Acquitted of Depraved Indifference (Newsday)
Staten Island: $4 Million for 2004 Drag-Race Victim (S.I. Advance)
New City, N.Y.: Hit-Run Victim’s Kin Win $1 Million From Driver (Journal News)
Eastchester, N.Y.: Shoppers Shocked After Parking Lot Fatality (Journal News)
Greenwich, Conn.: Man Charged With Negligent Homicide (Stamford Advocate)
Newark: Officer Is Remembered as Dedicated Public Servant (Star-Ledger)
Greenwich, Conn.: Brain Injury Remains, 20 Years Later (Stamford Advocate)
Manhattan: Toy Drive for Woman Killed in Crash Moves (S.I. Advance)
Related: Killer Cabby Doesn’t Say ‘I’m Sorry’ for June Crash (NY Post)

Trend

NYC: Drunken Driving Arrests Jump 11% (Daily News)

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