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

By Aaron Donovan

9:11 AM EST on February 23, 2007

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)

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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