The Weekly Carnage
Fatal Crashes (11 Killed this week; 610 Killed this year)
- Ozone Park: One dead, drunk driver into oncoming traffic (Newsday)
- Middle Village: Ambulette hits lightpost, tree, one dead (Post)
- Queens: Vehicle collision, one dead, one critically injured (Post)
- Levittown, L.I.: Pedestrian, 62, by drunk driver (Post) (Newsday)
- West Babylon, L.I.: One dead, one injured, driver veers into on coming traffic (Newsday)
- Old Brookville, L.I.: Rock crashes through car window (Newsday)
- Setauket, L.I.: Three vehicle collision, one dead (Newsday)
- Hempstead, L.I.: Cyclist struck by bus (Newsday)
- Seymore, Conn.: Man drives truck off road (Hartford Courant)
- Westport, Conn.: One dead, four injured (Stamford Advocate)
- South Brunswick, N.J.: Father of two may have fallen asleep (Times of Trenton)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Clifton Park, N.Y.: Former Congressman arrested for drunk driving (Newsday)
- West Nyack, N.Y.: Woman seriously injured in crash (Journal News)
- Pleasantville, N.Y.: Road rage slashing (Journal News)
- Harrison, N.Y.: Two arrested for racing in interstate (Journal News)
- Yonkers, N.Y.: Man hits four parked cars, charged with drunk driving (Journal News)
- Lawrence, N.J.: Student hit crossing street (Times of Trenton)
- Mountainside, N.J.: Speeding teens, three seriously hurt (Cranford Chronicle) (Star-Ledger)
Following Up
- East Meadow, L.I.: Fluke hit and run suspect turned victim dies (Newsday)
- Yonkers, N.Y.: Driver in Bx River Parkway crash charged (Journal News)
Trends
- 1 in 3 NYC drivers talk on cellphone, snack, multi-task (News) (Post)
- Staten Island drivers too (Staten Island Advance)
- More risk of collisions with deer in late fall (Salem Sunbeam)
Upstate Report
- Bethany, N.Y.: Family of four dead in collision with truck (Newsday)
