Today’s Headlines, 8/16/06

10:40 AM EDT on August 16, 2006

10-Year-Old Girl on Bike Hit in Williamsburg, in Critical Condition (NY Post)
Another NJ Highway Horror (NY Post)
On Turnpike, a Cruel End to a Loving Family Life (NYT)
Four-Year-Old Girl Knows Her Family Was Killed in Truck Crash (Daily News)
Questions About Turnpike Accident's Flatbed Truck Driver and Load (Gothamist)
Hit and Run in Brooklyn Kills Woman (NY Post)
West Side Hit and Run Was No Accident, Cop's Family Says (Daily News)

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Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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