The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (22 Killed in 2 Weeks; 111 Killed This Year)

• Queens: 2 Men Die as Careening Car Is Sliced in Two (NY Post)
• Related: Girlfriend of One Victim in Critical Condition (Daily News)
• Brooklyn: Toddler, 4, Struck and Killed by Hummer (Newsday) 
• Staten Island: Grandmother Killed Crossing Street (S.I. Advance)
• Related: Mourners Remember Victim (S.I. Advance)
• Waterford, Conn.: Siblings Die in Separate Crashes a Month Apart (AP/Newsday)
• Lopatcong, N.J.: Two Teens Killed in Wreck (Hunterdon Co. Democrat)
• Related: All-Too-Familiar Grieving Follows Fatal Teen Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Hauppauge, L.I.: Passenger, 19, Killed; Driver Faces DWI Charge (Newsday)
• Queens: 1 Dead in Double-Hit-and-Run (NY Post)
• Port Chester, N.Y.: Unlicensed Driver Kills Woman in Hit-and-Run (Journal News)
• Southern State Pkwy, L.I.: Pedestrian Struck and Killed (Newsday)
• Hawthorne, N.Y.: Man, 56, Killed in Head-On, 4-Car Collision (Journal News)
• Garden City, L.I.: Passenger, 18, Killed; Driver, 17, Charged (Newsday)
• Haverstraw, N.Y.: Man, 31, Killed in Crash With Snow Bank (Journal News)
• Dix Hills, L.I.: Man, 40, Dies When Car Plows Into His Car (Daily News)
• Bohemia, L.I.: Man, 63, Loses Control and Hits Utility Pole (Newsday) 
• South Farmingdale, L.I.: Man, 54, Loses Control and Hits Fence (Newsday)
• N.J. Turnpike: Man Fixing Flat Struck by Car, Killed (NJ.com)
• Baldwin, L.I.: Woman, 53, Struck and Killed by SUV (Newsday)
• Baldwin, L.I.: Woman, 60, Killed in Chevy/SUV Wreck (Newsday)
• Norwalk, Conn.: Woman Dies as Truck Rear Ends Livery Car (Stam. Advocate) 
• Bay Shore, L.I.: Man, 53, Dies Hitting Wall in Bad Weather (Newsday)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Torrington, Conn.: SUV Plows Into Theater During ‘Dreamgirls’ (WFTV)
• Cross Bronx Expy: Trailer Floor Gives Out, Horse Euthanized (Daily News)
• North Jersey: 170 Crashes Reported During Valentines Day Storm (NJ.com)
• Manhattan: No Summons as Crash Deposits Car Into Bank Branch (NY Post)
• Manhattan: Miracle Pedestrian Survives Car-Hit in Chelsea (NY Post)
• Smithtown, L.I.: Girls, 8 and 9, Critical After SUV Crash (Newsday)
• Wayne, N.J.: 7 Hurt in 10-Car Crash (NJ.com)
• Bellerose, L.I.: Ice Crashes Through Windshield, Hits Driver in Face (Newsday)
• Norwalk, Conn.: Drivers Warned About Flying Ice (Stamford Advocate)
• Union, N.J.: 4 Teens in 2 Stolen Cars Lead Police on Chase (Star-Ledger)
• Manhattan: Bus Strikes Two Women (Newsday) 
• Bronx: Police Sergeant Charged With DWI After Crash (Newsday)
• Staten Island: Man Critical After Being Hit by SUV (S.I. Advance)
• Belleville, N.J.: Teen Briefly Comatose After Car Spins Out (Star-Ledger)
• Hillcrest, N.Y.: Man at Gas Station Struck by Car (Journal News)
• Perth Amboy, N.J.: Trucks Collide, 1 Clips Overpass, Flips, Spills (Star-Ledger)
• Yonkers: Car Flips Over on Thruway (Journal News)
• Hoboken, N.J.: Driver Hits Parked Car, Loses Wheel, Flees (Jersey Journal)
• Port Chester, N.Y.: Teen in Stolen Jeep Leads Damaging Chase (Journal News)
• Brooklyn: Cop Hit by Fleeing Car (Newsday)
• Nanuet, N.Y.: County Transportation Official Arrested on DWI (Journal News)
• Staten Island: SUV Slams Into Poles, Strewing Diapers in Snow (S.I. Advance)
• Congers, N.Y.: Cars Crash, Then a Train Hits Them (Journal News)
• Yonkers: School Bus Accident Injures 3 Students, 2 Drivers (Journal News)
• West Amwell, N.J.: Van Hits School Bus, Injuring a Student (Star-Ledger)

Following Up

• 2 Long Island Teens Arrested in UConn Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
• Related: Cops Say Parents Tried to Cover It Up (AP/Daily News)
• Union City, N.J.: Driver Who Killed 14-Month-Old Fined $300 (Jersey Journal)
• Bedford, N.Y.: Prison Recommended for Teen in 2 Crashes (Journal News)

Trends

• New Jersey’s Streets and Sidewalks More Deadly in 2006 (TSTC)
• Middlesex County, N.J., Fatalities at 8-Year High (Star-Ledger) 
• 422 Summonses a Day to NYC Drivers on Cell Phones (NY Post)
• States Open Eyes to ‘Driving While Drowsy’ (Newsday)
• Mourning Teens Express Grief on MySpace (Newsday)
• Ambien Linked to Dangerous Behavior (Journal News)