The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan
Jan 12, 2007

Fatal Crashes & Incidents (23 Dead This Week; 28 Dead This Year)

Freehold, N.J.: 3 High School Students and Van Driver Die in Fiery Wreck (NYT)
Related: Grief Comes to High School After Crash (NYT)
Related: Son of Van Driver Visits Young Victims’ School (Star-Ledger)

Patterson, N.Y.: Brewster High School Student, 16, Killed in Crash (Journal News)
Related: Grief Comes to High School After Crash (Journal News)
Related: Students Gather at Fatal Crash Site (Journal News)
Related: Lessons Come Hard and Fast When Teens Are Drivers (Journal News)
Queens: Off-Duty Corrections Officer Kills Man in Traffic Dispute (NYT)
Tuxedo, N.Y.: Boyfriend and Girlfriend Die as SUV Flips Into Lake (Journal News)
Greenburgh, N.Y.: Iraq Veteran, 25, Dies in Car Crash (Journal News)
Related: Former Soldier Remembered by Friends and Family (Journal News)
Related: Man May Have Been Speeding (Journal News)
Union County, N.J.: Single Vehicle Crashes Kill 2 (Star-Ledger)
Vernon, N.J.: Pickup Truck Driver Kills His Mother (Star-Ledger)
Queens: Woman, 74, Struck by SUV (AM NY)
Brooklyn: Woman Struck Dead Crossing Intersection (Daily News)
Elizabeth, N.J.: 1 Dies in 4-Car Wreck (WABC)
Florham Park, N.J.: At Least 1 Dead in Tanker Crash (WABC)
Mt. Olive, N.J.: Truck Knocks SUV Into Path of Pickup (Star-Ledger)
Rocky Point, L.I.: Man, 73, Loses Control, Hits Parked Car (Newsday)
Central Islip, L.I.: Man, 20, Loses Control, Hits a Tree (Newsday)
Smithtown, L.I.: Woman, 19, Loses Control, Hits Bridge Abutment (Newsday)
Rockaway Twp., N.J.: Man Has Heart Attack on Way to Oil Change (Star-Ledger)
Rockaway Twp., N.J.: Teen Dies, Cousin Charged With DWI (Star-Ledger)
Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: Motorcyclist Killed on Cross County Parkway (Journal News)

Injuries & Arrests

New Milford, N.J.: Soldier Back From Iraq Dragged Half-Mile by Car (AP)
Garnerville, N.Y.: Two Girls Struck by Car, One in Critical (Journal News)
Queens: Speeding Car Rams Bus Carrying Disabled Adults (Daily News)
Staten Island: Teen Drives 100 MPH, Charged With Drinking (S.I. Advance)
Toms River, N.J.: Driver Eluding Police Injures Young Woman (Star-Ledger)
Tarrytown, N.Y.: Pedestrian in Critical After Being Struck (Journal News)
Yorktown, N.Y.: Las Vegas Man Crashes Car and Faces DWI (Journal News)

Following Up

Knowlton, N.J.: After Father’s Death, Children Have Angels (Star-Ledger)
Staten Island: The Heartbreak of a Hit-and-Run (S.I. Advance)
Newark: Sleepy Motorist Convicted of Killing 2 Teenagers (Star-Ledger)
Upper Twp., N.J.: Trooper Who Killed 2 Teens Was Chasing Suspect (Newsday)
Related: Man May Have Bragged About Eluding Police (AP via Newsday)
Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.: Ex-Cop Gets 5 Years for 5-Car Wreck (Star-Ledger)
Somers, N.Y.: Man Pleads Guilty to Criminally Negligent Homicide (Journal News)
Farmingdale, L.I.: Family Sues 2 Counties Over Fatal Crash (Newsday)
Related Fatal Chase Began With Hi-Five (Newsday)
Raleigh, N.C.: Police Response to Fatal Crash Called Proper (Newsday)
Yorktown, N.Y.: Mom Pleads Guilty to Killing Daughter’s Friend (Journal News)

(Photos: Top 2: Mel Evans/Associated Press via NYT; Bottom, The Journal News)

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