The Weekly Carnage
Fatal Crashes (15 Killed This Week; 316 Killed This Year)
- Brooklyn: SUV Jumps Curb, Killing Pedestrian, Striking Bakery (Daily News)
- Brooklyn: Cyclist, 17, Doored, Then Run Over by Bus (NY Post, Newsday)
- The Bronx: Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Kills Cyclist, 30 (NYT, NY1)
- Manhattan: 2 Killed in Separate Uptown Crashes (NY Sun, NY Post [scroll])
- Manhattan: Commuter Bus Kills Pedestrian (Daily News)
- Queens: Motorcycle Passenger Killed in Collision With Car (AM NY)
- Southampton, L.I.: 2 Men Die in Separate Crashes (Newsday)
- Wyandanch, L.I.: Cyclist, 11, Killed, 2 Minivan Passengers Injured (Newsday)
- Related: ‘He Made Me Laugh’ (Newsday)
- Yaphank, L.I.: Teen Driver Killed as Tractor-Trailer’s Brakes Fail (Newsday)
- Mendham, N.J.: University Benefactor Veers, Fatally Hits Tree (Star-Ledger)
- North Bellmore, L.I.: Teen Dies as Motorcycle Hits Building (Newsday)
- Jersey City: Ambulance Mechanic Crushed to Death (Star-Ledger)
- Easton, N.J.: Young Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash (NJ Express Times)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
Washington Twp. F.D. via Times of Trenton
- Hamilton, N.J.: Dump Truck Flips After Colliding With Car (Times of Trenton)
- Long Beach, L.I.: Man Charged After Running Over Girlfriend With SUV (Newsday)
- Staten Island: 5 Injured as Fire Truck Sends SUV Into Store (S.I. Advance)
- Brooklyn: Officer on Motorcycle Injured in Collision With Bus (Newsday)
- Plainsboro, N.J.: SUV Rear Ends Big Rig, Driver Pulled From the Flames (NJ.com)
- Central Islip, L.I.: Man Crashes Stolen Hummer Near Courthouse (Newsday)
- Southeast, N.Y.: 3 Injured as Garbage Truck and Car Collide (Journal News)
- Bedminster, N.J.: Family in Grisly Car Crash (NY Post)
- Jersey City: Driver on Cell Phone Flips Vehicle, Hits 3 Parked Cars (S.I. Advance)
- Mineola, L.I.: Pedestrian Injured by Pickup, Driver Charged With DWI (Newsday)
- Carmel, N.Y.: Woman, 48, Charged With DWI Twice in 8 Days (Journal News)
- Hanover, N.J.: Drunk Driver Blamed for Road Work Scare (Star-Ledger)
- Greenwich, N.J.: Man Injured Year After Grandson Killed in Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Hopewell, N.J.: Reported ‘Accident’ Really Robbery and Assault (NJ.com)
- Pleasantville, N.J.: Six Hurt in Head-On Crash (NJ.com)
- West Nyack, N.Y.: Man, 57, Seriously Injured in Crash (Journal News)
Following Up
- Queens: 2 Cops Suspended for Failing to Report Crash (NY Post)
- Brooklyn: 2 Cops Could Duck Rap in Motorcyclist’s Death (Daily News)
- Unauthorized Use of Emergency Lights Faulted in Corzine Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Corzine Again Driven by Trooper Involved in Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Blauvelt, N.Y.: Group Ensures Accident Victim’s Legacy Will Endure (Journal News)
- Patterson, N.Y.: Double-Fatal Crash Trial Continued to July (Journal News)
Trends
- Families Torn by Toddler Backover Deaths (Newsday)
- New Jersey’s Bumper Crop is Fender-Benders (Star-Ledger)
- Roadside Memorials Dot the Landscape (Star-Ledger)
- Court Rules that Passengers Can Be Liable (NJ.com)
- Cocaine Hangover Can Be Considered DUI in New Jersey (Star-Ledger)
- New York State Plans Increased DUI Patrols for the Fourth (Newsday)
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Ticket Blitz in Northern New Jersey (Star-Ledger)
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New York’s Roads Among Worst in Nation (Journal News)