The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (13 Killed This Week; 162 Killed This Year)

• Brooklyn: Body of Hit-and-Run Victim Found (NY Post)
• New Jersey: 6 Die Across State in Storm-Related Crashes (Star-Ledger)
• Central Islip, L.I.: Man Dies Crashing Car He Just Stole (Newsday)
• Melville, L.I.: SUV Veers Off Road in Snow, Driver Dies (Newsday)
• North Shore, L.I.: Haute Couture Retailer Killed on Drive to Work (Newsday)
• Norwalk, Conn.: Pedestrian Killed, Driver Charged With DWI (Stamford Advocate)
• Blauvelt, N.Y.: Man, 83, Killed in 2-Car Crash (Journal News)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Staten Island: Child Injured in Vehicle Crash (S.I. Advance)
• Brooklyn: Mom May Lose Leg After SUV Jumps Curb (NY Post)
• Philipstown, N.Y.: Girl, 12, Hit by 2 Cars Breaks Leg and Ankle (Journal News) 
• Staten Island: Driver, 80, Mixing Up Pedals, Plows Into Deli (S.I. Advance)
• Westchester County: Storm Leads to Slew of Crashes (Journal News)
• Lawrence, N.J.: Pedestrian Struck by Minivan in Critical Condition (NJ.com)
• Staten Island: Driver Hospitalized After Crash (S.I. Advance)
• Ramapo, N.Y.: 2 Hospitalized as Cars Collide Head-On (Journal News)

• Fairfield, Conn.: Vehicle Crashes Into River (Conn Post) 
• Princeton, N.J.: Teen Ticketed Following Late-Night Crash (Times of Trenton)
• Ewing, N.J.: 4 Injured, 2 Critically, in Head-On Crash (Times of Trenton)
• Stratford, Conn.: Sleeping Trucker Rams 3 Vehicles (Conn Post) 
• Cranbury, N.J.: Driver Remains in Critical Days After Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Trenton, N.J.: Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Tree (Times of Trenton)
• Wantage, N.J.: 4 Hurt in 2-Car Crash (NJ.com)
• Staten Island: Cops: Bender Leads Woman to Crash 5 Times (S.I. Advance)
• Newark: Ice Falling From Overpass Injures 2 Women in SUV (Jersey Journal)
• Trenton, N.J.: Man Working on Car Loses Finger Tip (NJ.com)
• Warren, N.J.: Mom and 2 Kids Injured in Crash (NJ.com)
• Riverhead, L.I.: Mom Slumped Over Wheel of Idling Car Charged (Newsday)
• Related: Attorney Blames Exhaustion, Not Methadone (Newsday)

Following Up

• East Islip, L.I.: WWII Vet Hit by Minivan Dies of Injuries* (Newsday) 
• Queens: Crash Victim’s Bedroom Untouched 1 Year Later (Daily News)
• Albany: DWI Cop Who Killed Brooklyn Family Denied Parole (Daily News)
• East Hampton, L.I.: Driver Gets 4 to 12 Years in Death of Priest (Newsday)
• White Plains, N.Y.: Teen Gets 1 to 3 Years for 2 Crashes (Journal News)
• Westfield, N.J.: Suspect in Car Chase Faces 30 Years in Jail (Suburban News)
• Jersey City: 5-Year Sentence For DWI Driver Who Killed Friend (NJ.com)
• Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Woman in Crash Wasn’t Drunk, Lawyer Says (Journal News)

Trends

• Car Race Video Games Linked to Bad Driving (Reuters/NY Post)
• When Should Seniors Stop Driving? (Conn Post)
• GM Shows Off Cars That Don’t Want to Hit Each Other (Star-Ledger)
• Ice Flying Off Cars Can Lighten Your Wallet (Star-Ledger) 
• Police Warn Westchester Drivers to Watch for Out Deer (Journal News)

* This crash happened last week and is added this week to fatality totals

(Photos: Top: Michael Oates/Staten Island Advance; Bottom: Fairfield, Conn., PD via The Connecticut Post)