The Weekly Carnage
Fatal Crashes (14 Killed This Week; 211 Killed This Year)
- Bronx: SUV Slams Big Rig, Passenger Dies, Driver Flees on Foot (Daily News, NYT)
- Related: DWI Suspect Driven to Drink After Pal Died in DWI (Daily News)
- Queens: Mother Killed in Crash, 10-Day-Old Baby Survives (Daily News, Newsday)
- Related: Driver Is Jailed (AM NY)
- Brooklyn: U-Turn Leads to Death and Arrest (NYT, Newsday)
- Queens: Woman, 23, Struck and Killed by School Bus (WCBS 2)
- Bronx: Off-Duty Cop on Motorcycle Dies Hitting Parked Car (NY Post)
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- Haverstraw, N.Y.: SUV Driver Killed in Head-On With Sedan (Journal News)
- Wyandanch, L.I.: Pedestrian, 21, Struck and Killed (Newsday)
- Bellmore, L.I.: Driver, 23, Killed in 2-Car Crash (Newsday)
- Pemberton, N.J.: Driver Killed as Car Collides With Dump Truck (NJ.com)
- Shrub Oak, N.Y.: 2-Car Crash Claims Life of Man, 57 (Journal News)
- Middletown, N.Y.: 2 Men Die as Motorcycles Collide (AP via Newsday)
- Dix Hills, L.I.: Teen Killed in Motorcycle Crash (Newsday)
- Newark: Motorcyclist, 37, Killed Crashing Into Ravine (Star-Ledger)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- Staten Island: 3 Hurt in Apparent Carjacking & NYPD Chase (WABC 7)
- Farmingdale, L.I.: Driver Hits Pedestrian, 2 Cop Cars, Tree (Newsday)
- Staten Island: Boy, 3, Struck By Minivan (S.I. Advance)
- Albany: Brooklyn Assemblyman Accused of DWI (NYT)
- Manchester, Conn.: License Revoked After ’03 Fatality, ’07 DWI (Newsday)
- Hamilton, N.J.: Man Critical as SUV Flips Onto Him (Times of Trenton, NJ.com)
- West Windsor, N.J.: 1 Injured as Car Flips (NJ.com)
- Tappan, N.Y.: Arrested Teen Sent Vehicle Into a Home (Journal News)
Following Up
- Waterbury, Conn.: Driver Pleads Guilty to Dragging Cop 1/4 Mile (AM NY)
- Riverhead, L.I.: Assault Charges For SUV Driver Who Dragged Man (Newsday)
- Camden, N.J.: Corzine Says He Feels ‘Blessed’ (Star-Ledger)
- Related: 60% of Cases at Corzine’s Hospital Unit Are Car Crashes (Newsday)
- Related: Cop Who E-mailed Driver Hopes He Didn’t Cause Wreck (AP via NJ.com)
- Related: Police Probe If Driver Was Distracted by Love (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Corzine Faces Citizen Seat Belt Complaint (AP via NJ.com)
- Related: No Need for Speed (S.I. Advance)
- Hoboken, N.J.: Police Looking for SUV Driver in Hit-Run Horror (Jersey Journal)
- Cliffside Park, N.J.: Man Surrenders in Hit-and-Run (Jersey Journal)
Road Rage
- Quadriplegic Teen Wants Stiffer Road Rage Penalties (Times of Trenton)
- NJ Turnpike Paintballer Can Return to Job as Toll Collector (AM NY)
Beyond the Region