The Weekly Carnage
Fatal Crashes (19 Killed This Week; 89 Killed This Year)
- Patterson, N.Y.: 2 Mothers Killed in Head-On Collision (Journal News)
- Related: Dozens Pay Respects to Victim (Journal News)
- Queens: Man Survives Crash but Killed in Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
- Related: Hit-and-Run Driver Nabbed; Faces 4 Years (Daily News)
- Related: Family Rage Over ‘Accident’; Injured Woman’s Feet Amputated (WABC 7)
- Huntington, L.I.: 3 Die in Speeding Airborne BMW That Hits Overpass (Newsday)
- Related: Men Were 20, 20 & 22; 2 Were Boxing Buddies (Newsday)
- Brooklyn: 3-Year-Old Boy From Massachusetts Killed in Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
- Manhattan: Pedestrian Hit by Delivery Truck in Chelsea (NY1)
- Medford & Westbury, L.I.: 2 Die, 7 Injured in Separate Crashes (Newsday)
- Bay Shore, L.I.: Man, 20, Dies in 4-Car Chain-Reaction Pileup (Newsday)
- Morris, N.J.: Budding Film Producer, 23, Dies in One-SUV Wreck (Star-Ledger)
- Baldwin, L.I.: Woman, 62, Killed in Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
- Piscataway, N.J.: Woman, 85, Killed by Big Tow Truck (Star-Ledger)
- Shirley, L.I.: Retired Token Booth Clerk, 51, Hit by Car (Newsday)
- Sayreville, N.J.: Pickup and SUV Collide, Truck Driver Killed (Star-Ledger)
- Philipstown, N.Y.: Man, 32, Killed, Woman in Critical After Crash (Journal News)
- Milford, Conn.: Family, Friends Mourn Man Who Hit Utility Pole (Conn. Post)
- East Brunswick, N.J.: Pedestrian Killed (NJ.com)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- Queens: Off-Duty Cop Refuses Breathalizer but Is Charged Anyway (Daily News)
- Related: Victim Improving Slowly (Daily News)
- Manhattan: 2 Hurt in Rockefeller Center Smashup (NY Post)
- Queens: Allegedly Drunk Dad Hits Ped, Leaves Own Toddler at Scene (NY Post)
- Valhalla, N.Y.: Mother Picking up Child Struck by Car (Journal News)
- Related: Still in Critical Condition (Journal News)
- Smithtown, L.I.: 2 Cling to Life After Pre-Dawn Single-Car Wreck (Newsday)
- Rye, N.Y.: Woman Drives BMW Into Moving Train (Journal News)
- Hillside/Irvington, N.J.: Rush Hour Nightmare as Oil Tanker Flips (Star-Ledger)
- Staten Island: SUVs Collide, 1 Hits Pedestrian, Whose Head Bleeds (S.I. Advance)
- Plainsboro, N.J.: Woman, 30, Hospitalized After SUV Rollover (Times of Trenton)
- Brooklyn: 4 Cops Injured as 2 Patrol Cars Collide (Daily News)
- Union City, N.J.: 2 Injured in Crash (NJ.com)
- Monsey, N.Y.: 4 Injured in Car-School Bus Collision (Journal News)
- Ansonia, Conn.: Hit-and-Run Closes Route 8 (Conn. Post)
Following Up
- Brooklyn: Fiancee of Dead Motorcyclist to Sue NYPD (NY Post)
- Freehold, N.J.: 17-Year-Old Ticketed in Quadruple-Fatal Crash (NJ.com)
- Jersey City: Hospitalized Mom Upgraded From Critical to Serious (Jersey Journal)
- Related: Letter: Paper Shouldn’t Have Published Gruesome Photo (Jersey Journal)
- Stamford, Conn.: Driver in Triple-Fatal: ‘I Wasn’t Drunk’ (Stamford Advocate)
Animals & Cars
- Long Beach, N.J.: Protected Gray Seal Pup Killed Crossing Road (Press of A.C.)
- Fairfield County, Conn.: Report Shows Deer Crashes Rise (Stamford Advocate)
- Patterson, N.Y.: Family Dog in Head-On Collision Is Found Alive (Journal News)