The Weekly Carnage

By Aaron Donovan

10:02 AM EDT on May 25, 2007

Fatal Crashes (10 Killed This Week; 258 Killed This Year)

Bronx: Driver Crashes, Flees, Is Shot by Officer, Crashes Again (NYT)
Bronx: Bus Kills Man on Bicycle After Robbery (NYT, Gothamist)
Bayville, L.I.: 1 Killed, 1 Injured in Motorcycle Crash (Newsday)
Blue Point, L.I.: Teen Dies as His SUV Collides With Bus (Newsday)
Jersey City, N.J.: Speeding Driver Losing Control on Curve, Dies (Jersey Journal)
Edison, N.J.: Man, 23, Dies as Car Jumps Guardrail (NJ.com)
Holbrook, L.I.: Motorcyclist Dies in Collision With SUV (Newsday)
Holmdel, N.J.: Man Loses Control on Parkway, Flips (NJ.com)
Roslyn Heights, L.I.: Bus Driver Killed as Bus Overturns (Newsday)
Waterbury, Conn.: Firefighter Dies in Fire Truck Crash (Hartford Courant)

Kevin Imm/Newsday

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

Levittown, L.I.: 2-Car Crash at Gas Pump Leaves No Injuries (Newsday)
Staten Island: Fleeing Drug Suspect Crushes Biker (S.I. Advance, NY Post)
Related: Driver Had No License, Used Rented Car (Gothamist)
Related: Road Menace Was High, Had Bad Driving Record (S.I. Advance)
Manhattan: No Charges For Driver Who Hit Construction Worker (NY Post)
Brooklyn & Queens: 2 Children Hit by 2 Police Cars (NY Post)
Brooklyn: Cabjacker Crashes Into Building (DumboNYC)
Brooklyn: Truck Spills Rich Loam All Over Road (Brooklyn Heights Blog via Curbed)
Millington, N.J.: 2 Teens Held After Stolen Car Ends Up in River (Star-Ledger)
Franklin Sq., L.I.: Woman Critically Injured, Charged in Head-On (Newsday)
Central Islip, L.I.: Family Survives After Truck Slams Parked SUV (Newsday)
North Brunswick, N.J.: Driver, Mom Injured as SUV Overturns (Star-Ledger)
West Nyack, N.Y.: NYPD Officer Severely Injured in Crash (Journal News)
Ramapo, N.Y.: Child Hit by School Bus (Journal News)
Hillsdale, N.J.: Woman and Child Hit by Car; Minor Injuries (NJ.com)
Rockville Centre, L.I.: Motorcyclist Injured in Crash With Minivan (Newsday)
Bayonne, N.J.: Man Veers Off Road, Charged With DWI (Jersey Journal)
Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Driver in One-Car Crash Charged (Journal News)
Jersey City, N.J.: Speeding Jeep Hits Police Car (Jersey Journal)
Carmel, N.Y.: Rite Aid Closed After Car Slams Into It (Journal News)
Hackettstown, N.J.: Lawn Driver Hits Tree, Hydrant, Sign (Warren Reporter)

Following Up

New York Times Editor Sues Driver Over Broken Foot (NY Sun)
Corzine: 'I Should be Dead' (Daily News)
N.J. Turnpike Sues Over Horrific Fatal Crash Video (Star-Ledger)
Face to Face With Drunk Driving's Toll (Star-Ledger)
Friends Rally Around Stony Point, N.Y., Crash Victim (Journal News)

Road Rage

Jericho, L.I.: Man Arrested for Pepper-Spraying Fellow Motorist (Newsday)

Trends

Troopers Crack Down (Star-Ledger, Journal News, Danbury News)
Related: Drivers Rage at Ticket Blitz (Jersey Journal)
Schumer Seeks Long Island Road Safety Audit (Newsday)
Seatbelt Crackdown Begins With Gov's Crash on Drivers' Minds (Newsday)
Young Motorist Drives Mom's Worry (Newsday)

Aaron Donovan

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

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