Fatal Crashes (9 Killed This Week; 39 Killed This Year)
- Winslow, N.J.: Father and Daughter, 8, Hit While Riding Go-Cart (AP/Newsday)
- Suffolk County: Separate Crashes Kill 2 Men (Newsday)
- Newark: Driver Dies Fleeing Police (Star-Ledger)
- Related: His Passenger Later Dies (Star-Ledger, 2nd item)
- Brentwood, L.I.: Pedestrian, 69, Hit by VW (Newsday)
- Brooklyn: Livery Driver Killed in Bensonhurst (Daily News)
- Chester, N.J.: Man, 53, Dies in Head-On Collision (Star-Ledger)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- Patterson, N.Y.: 3 Teens Injured in One-Car Wreck (Journal News)
- Newark: More than a Dozen Injured in Van Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Brooklyn: 7 Hurt When School Bus Overturns (NY Post)
- Brooklyn: School Bus Crashes Into Brownstone (WABC)
- Greenvale, L.I.: Suozzi Vehicle Runs Red Light, Hits a Jeep (Newsday)
- Related: Suozzi Blames Use of Siren for Wreck (Daily News)
- Related: Suozzi Says He's Sorry (Newsday)
- Related: Vehicles With Emergency Lights Often Run Risks (Newsday)
- Port Washington, L.I.: Car Flips, Catches Fire, Occupants Flee (Newsday)
- Queens: Officer Dragged as SUV Flees Investigation (Gothamist)
- West Babylon, L.I.: Girl, 15, Undergoes Heart Surgery After Crash (Newsday)
- Nanuet, N.Y.: School Bus Driver Loses Control, Breaks Leg (Journal News)
- Staten Island: Man on Probation for Crash Arrested for DWI (S.I. Advance)
- Pearl River, N.Y.: Car Crashes Into CVS (Journal News)
- Staten Island: Cop Injured in Wild Chase of Reckless Driver (S.I. Advance)
- Armonk, N.Y.: SUV Rolls Over, Driver Hospitalized (Journal News)
- Staten Island: Car Crashes Into Stone Wall, 3 Injured (S.I. Advance)
- Brooklyn: 3 Hurt as Car and Fire Truck Collide (WABC)
- Staten Island: Car Hits Utility Pole, Toppling Wires (S.I. Advance)
- Millwood, N.Y.: Driver, in Serious Condition, Charged With DWI (Journal News)
- Staten Island: Crash on New One-Way Street Echoes Warnings (S.I. Advance)
- Mastic, L.I.: Van Catches Fire, Homeless Man Hospitalized (Newsday)
Following Up
- Freehold, N.J.: Autopsies Show Blunt Impact Killed 4 (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Victims Remembered (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Editorial: Do More to Prevent Teen Driving Tragedies (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Columnist: The Truth About Teens and Cars (Star-Ledger)
- Related: N.J. May Open Teens Driving Records to Parents (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Editorial: Teen Driver Safety (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Teens Have Little Fear of Tougher Driving Laws, Many Say (Star-Ledger)
- Parsippany, N.J.: High School Student to Be Buried in Honduras* (Star-Ledger)
- Brewster, N.Y.: Family and Friends Recall High School Student (Journal News)
- Staten Island: Kin of DOT Worker Killed on Job Decry Plea Deal (S.I. Advance)
- Greenburgh, N.Y.: Man Struck by Car Dies of Injuries* (Journal News)
- Elmsford, N.Y.: Friends Recall Iraq Veteran (Journal News)
- L.I. Expressway: DWI Driver, 27, Gets 5 to 15 for Fatal Wreck (Newsday)
- North Haven, Conn.: State to Pay $50K After Police Chase (AP via Newsday)
- Bay Shore, L.I.: Still Missing 4 Weeks After SUV Fender-Bender (Daily News)
- Staten Island: Judge Says Woman Who Lost Brother Can Sue (S.I. Advance)
- Morris County, N.J.: Judge Gives 2 DWI Killers Prison Sentences (Star-Ledger)
Trends
- Men 77% More Likely to Die in Crashes (Newsday)
- Morris County, N.J., Roads 36% Deadlier in 2006 (Star-Ledger)
(Photo: Journal News)
*These deaths, not counted last week, were added to the yearly total this week.
