The Weekly Carnage
Photo: NY Post
Fatal Crashes (13 Killed This Week; 509 Killed This Year)
- Brooklyn: 2 in Car Crushed to Death by Dump Truck (NY Post, Newsday)
- Manhattan: Driver Fleeing Crash Kills Queens Woman, Flees (Post, News)
- Queens: Man, 18, Killed in a 2-Car Collision (Newsday)
- Florida: Staten Island 9/11 Survivor Dies in Car Crash (Advance)
James Carbone / Newsday
- New Hyde Park, L.I.: Woman, 18, Dies From Crash Injuries (Newsday)
- Sayreville, N.J.: Woman, 19, Dies of Crash Injuries (Star-Ledger)
- Related: 3 Teens Injured in Car Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Patchogue, L.I.: Cyclist Mowed Down by Pickup (Daily News, Newsday)
Kathy Gardner/The Journal News
- New City, N.Y.: Car Jumps Curb, Hits Bench, Killing 1 (Journal News)
- Cortlandt, N.Y.: Officer, 34, Dies as Car Veers Into Tree (Journal News)
- Yaphank, L.I.: Out-of-Control Truck Kills Woman, 46 (Newsday)
- Watchung, N.J.: Man Dies as Motorcycle Veers from Road (NJ.com)
- Delaware, N.J.: Ironworker Dies as Motorcycle and Car Collide (Star-Ledger)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
James Carbone / Newsday
- Shoreham, L.I.: Teen Hits Empty School Bus Head-On (Newsday)
- NYC: Supervisor Fined $5K for Using City Van for Personal Use (Daily News)
- Staten Island: Firefighter Arrested for Off-Duty DWI (Daily News)
- The Bronx: WWII Vet Nearly Drives Off of Cliff (Gothamist)
- Weehawken, N.J.: George Clooney Hurt in Motorcycle Crash (Daily News)
- Related: 911 Confusion as Stars Bleed (Jersey Journal)
- N.J. Turnpike: Driver Ejected, in Extremely Critical Condition (Star-Ledger)
- Uniondale, L.I.: Mom, 2 Kids, Hit by Suspended License Driver (Newsday)
- Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: Teen Charged After Hit-and-Run and Chase (Journal News)
- Rahway, N.J.: Pickup Rams Into Garage, Causes Spill (Star-Ledger)
- New Haven, Conn.: 2 Firefighters Hit by Car (Firehouse.com)
- Eastchester, N.Y.: Cop Swerves to Avoid Car, Hits Pole (Journal News)
- Kenilworth, N.J.: Revoked-License Driver Hurt Hitting Pole (Suburban News)
- Bridgeport, Conn.: Motorcyclist, 20, Critically Injured (Journal News)
- Irvington, N.Y.: Wrong-Way Driver Cited; None Injured (Journal News)
Road Rage
- Southern State Pkwy: Man Beats Driver Who Rear-Ended Him (Newsday)
Following Up
- Manhattan: Hit-and-Run Marine Gets Six Months (NY Post, Newsday, LoHud)
- Randolph, N.J.: Marine Indicted in Fatal Car Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Hoboken, N.J.: Worker Says Cops Slow to File Crash Report (Jersey Journal)
- Freehold, N.J.: Jury Indicts Motorist in Fatal Crash (Times of Trenton)
Trends
- OnStar Data Used to Study Crashes (AP via Newsday)
- Staten Island Traffic Fixes Saving Lives (S.I. Advance)
- New Jersey Doctors Fight Limit in Billing Auto Insurers (Star-Ledger)