The Weekly Carnage
11:21 AM EST on January 26, 2007
Fatal Crashes (18 Killed This Week; 57 Killed This Year)
- Queens: Suspended License Driver Hits School Bus, Killing 1 (Daily News)
- Queens: 95-Year-Old Man Hits a Dodge, Which Hits a School Bus (NY Post)
- Randolph, N.J.: Woman, 26, Collides With Empty School Bus (Star-Ledger)
- North Bellmore, L.I.: 2 in Seatbelts Die as 1 Without Belt Lives (Newsday)
- Storrs, Conn.: UConn Freshman Struck by Ford SUV in Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
- Andover, N.J.: Teen Crosses Median, Slams Into Garage and Tree (Star-Ledger)
- Milford, Conn.: Man, 24, Loses Control of Stolen Car on Highway (Conn. Post)
- Teaneck, N.J.: Man Crossing Street Struck by Bus (WNBC)
- Westbury, L.I.: Star Athlete, 19, Loses Control of Car and Hits Tree (Newsday)
- East Quogue, L.I.: Trooper’s SUV Spins Out of Control on Black Ice (Newsday)
- Hopewell, N.J.: Woman, 73, Runs Red and Is Hit by Vehicle (Times of Trenton)
- Central Islip, L.I.: Taxi Driver Loses Control, Hits Poles and Hydrant (Newsday)
- Sayville, L.I.: Teen’s Car Clips Vehicle and Slams Into Tree (Newsday)
- Greenlawn, L.I.: Man, 26, Loses Control on Curve, Hits Pole (Newsday)
- Old Bridge, N.J.: Minivan Driver, 44, Rear Ended by Pickup (Star-Ledger)
- Watchung, N.J.: Tractor-Trailer Driver Slams Into Concrete Barrier (Star-Ledger)
- Brick, N.J.: New York Man, 41, in Suburban Collides With Highlander (NJ.com)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- Brooklyn: School Bus Crashes Into Numerous Parked Cars (Gothamist)
- Westbury, L.I.: School Bus Collides With Truck (Newsday)
- Mahopac, N.Y.: Car Collides With School Bus (Journal News)
- Bronx: Car Hits EMT, Who Flys Through the Air (WCBS)
- Patterson, N.Y.: 3 Teens Injured in Crash; Police Investigate (Journal News)
- Related: Brewster High School Student Injured Multiple Times (Journal News)
- Related: A Tough Year for Brewster High (Journal News)
- New Jersey: Slippery Roads Cause Dozens of Accidents (Times of Trenton)
- Brooklyn: 3 Pedestrians, 3 Others Injured as Driver Runs Red (Newsday)
- Milford, Conn.: 2 Injured in 5-Car Chain-Reaction Crash (Conn. Post)
- Brooklyn: Jogger, 45, Hit by Bus, Critically Injured (Daily News)
- Related: Brooklyn Woman Hit By Bus Improves (Daily News)
- Manhattan: Teacher Busted for DWI After Crashing in Village (NY Post)
- Tappan, N.Y.: Man, 89, in Critical After Being Hit by Teen (Journal News)
- Ramapo, N.Y.: Woman Cut From Car After Crashing Into Woods (Journal News)
- Brooklyn: Truck Carrying 2,000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Overturns (NY Post)
- Jersey City: Off-Duty Cop Injures Mom and Daughter, 2 (Jersey Journal)
- Related: Officer Had History of Driving Violations (Newsday)
- New Hyde Park, L.I.: Truck Carrying Bricks and Gravel Overturns (Newsday)
- Staten Island: Teen Loses Control, Hits Pole (S.I. Advance)
- White Plains: Car Crash on Lake Street Involves Injuries (Journal News)
Road Rage
- Manhattan: Off-Duty Cop Beaten After Crash in Chelsea (Newsday)
- Related: Cop Still Hospitalized (Newsday)
Following Up
- Queens: Drag-and-Run Suspect Turns Self In (Newsday)
- Related: SUV Driver Said to Have Dragged Cop Could Do 25 Years (Newsday)
- Trenton: 180 Days in Jail for Road Rage (Times of Trenton)
- Upper Twp., N.J.: Mother of Victims Killed By Trooper Questions Inquiry (NYT)
- Bronx: Who Was Driving Fire Engine 96 in ’01 Crash-and-Run? (NY Post)
- New Jersey Moves to Study Teen Driving (Newsday)
- Related: State Can’t Track Teens Who Break Driving Rules (Star-Ledger)
- Stamford, Conn.: EMTs Testify in Fatal DWI Case (Stamford Advocate)
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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