The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (20 Killed in past two weeks; 630 Killed this year)

Carmel, N.Y.: Police chief drives head-on into oncoming traffic (Newsday)
Cold Spring, N.Y.: Top cop kills self, injures 2 adults and toddler (Journal News)
New York, N.Y.: "Didn’t mean to kill him" Cabbie mowed down (News)
Related: Manslaughter charges filed (Post)
Staten Island, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck (Advance)
Queens, N.Y.: Teen driver runs down pedestrian (Post)
Copiague, L.I.: Driver loses control, parents dead in crash (Newsday)
Southhampton, L.I.: Elderly driver loses control (Newsday)
Southhampton, L.I.: Pedestrian struck (Newsday)
Lake Success, L.I.: Man killed in tow truck accident (Newsday)
Greenburgh, N.Y.: One dead, one hurt on Bronx River Pkwy, below (Journal News)
Stratford, Conn.: Car goes airborne, driver killed (Newsday)
Manchester, Conn.: Man loses control on interstate (Courant)
Guilford, Conn.: Woman loses control on interstate (Courant)
Middletown, Conn.: Pedestrian struck crossing road (Courant)
Windsor, Conn.: Teen killed in crash (Courant)
Hartford, Conn.: Teen killed in crash (Courant)
Cromwell, Conn.: Car found in ravine, two dead (Courant)
Monroe Township, N.J.: Couple killed in motorcycle crash (Newsday)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

Jersey City, N.J.: Two cars in accident, strike street light, above (Jersey Journal)
New York, N.Y.: Woman hit by Chinatown bus (NYT, Post, AMNY, News)
Brooklyn, N.Y.: Two pedestrians hit at same intersection within 90 min. (News)
Related: Intersection is notoriously confusing and chaotic (Newsday)
New York, N.Y.: Boy critically injured, struck by ambulette (Post, NYT)
Queens, N.Y.: Police officer struck (Newsday)
Westhampton: Ladder falls off van, injures 10 in school bus (Newsday)
Eastchester, N.Y.: Off-duty EMT rescues driver from Bronx River (Review Press)
Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Two injured in crash (Journal News)
Yonkers, N.Y.: Officer struck during traffic stop (Journal News)
New Rochelle, N.Y.: Jeep crashes into storefront (Journal News)
White Plains, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck (Journal News)
New City, N.Y.: Officer seriously hurt in crash (Journal News)
New City, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck by drunk driver (Journal News)
Newburgh, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck crossing the highway (Journal News)
North Castle, N.Y.: Ambulette flips, eight injured (Journal News)
Linden, N.J.: Bus crashes into Christmas tree lot (Star-Ledger)
Jersey City, N.J: SUV strikes commuter train (Jersey Journal)
Bedminster, N.J.: Six injured in crash with tractor trailer (Star-Ledger)
Brick, N.J.: Teens run red light, hit by school bus, four injured (Newsday)

Following Up

New York, N.Y.: One day of jail and probation for crash that maimed cop (News)
New City, N.Y.: Six months jail for drunk driving that killed cop (Journal News)
Queens, N.Y.: Victim in DWI crash was father of a cop (News)
Bayville, L.I..: Funeral set for woman killed by rock falling out of truck (Newsday)
Yonkers, N.Y.: Charges against teen dropped (Journal News)
Related: Opinion, Graduated licenses could save lives (LoHud.com)

Trends

Nassau County, L.I.: Souzzi pledges DWI busts over holiday weekend (Newsday)
New Jersey: State police pledge DWI crackdown (Star-Ledger)
Rochester, N.Y.: Legislator proposes ban on texting while driving (Newsday)
Staten Island, N.Y.: Councilman proposes ban on nitrous oxide tanks (Advance)
Suffolk County, L.I.: Seat-belt crackdown (Newsday)
Connecticut: Governor forms task force on teen driving (Courant)
Costa Mesa, Cali.: Jogger struck by car wins $50M settlement (Newsday)
Knoxville, Tenn.: Arrest for shooting red light camera, A.P. (Newsday) (Courant)