The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week; 176 Killed This Year)

• Brooklyn: Wife Killed, Husband Critical in Hit-and-Run (Daily News)
• Related: Police Look to Rear-View Mirror as Clue (NY Post)
• Brooklyn: 1 Dead as Car and Motorcycle Collide (Daily News)
• Plainview, L.I.: Pedestrian, 77, Dead in Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
• Related: Driver Arrested; Had History of Convictions (Newsday)
• Cranford, N.J.: Pedestrian Struck and Killed (Suburban News)
• Shirley, L.I.: Man Walking Illegally Is Killed by Pickup (Newsday)
• Somers, N.Y.: Woman, 83, Killed, 3 Injured in Head-On Crash (Journal News)
• Related: Woman Did Not Have a Heart Attack (Journal News)
• Related: 2 Who Were Injured Are Recovering (Journal News)

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

• Brooklyn: Drunken SUV Driver Slams Into Building, Injuring Toddler (NY Post)
• Related: Gothamist Links to Photos (Gothamist) 
• Montclair, N.J.: Skateboarding Teen Run Over by Van (Star-Ledger)
• Related: Teen in Serious Condition (NJ.com)
• Weehawken, N.J.: 30 Injured as NJ Transit Bus Hits Median (Gothamist)
• Hamilton, N.J.: Woman, 19, Seriously Injured as Car Hits Utility Pole (NJ.com)
• Related: Her Condition is Stable (NJ.com)
• Melville, L.I.: High-Speed Chase Ends When Suspect Crashes (Newsday)
• Trenton, N.J.: Bail Reduced for Driver Who Crashed in Pursuit (Times of Trenton)
• Washington, N.J.: Passenger Hurt in Crash (NJ.com)
• Elmsford, N.Y.: Fiery Crash on I-287 Injures 2 (Journal News)
• N. Warren, N.J.: 7 Students Hurt in School Bus Chain-Reaction (Star-Ledger)
• Washington, N.J.: Tractor-Trailer Flips on Turnpike Ramp (NJ.com)
• Hamilton, N.J.: 2 Injured as SUV Flips in Collision With Car (NJ.com)

Following Up

• Trenton, N.J.: Officer Who Killed Pedestrian Not at Fault (Times of Trenton)
• Vernon, Conn.: Not-Guilty Pleas in UConn Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
• Princeton, N.J.: Family Sues Town Over ’05 Traffic Death (Times of Trenton)
• Cortlandt, N.Y.: Former Officer Pleads Guilty to DWI in Fatal Crash (AP/AMNY) 
• Tarrytown, N.Y.: Man Charged in Crash That Killed Acupuncturist (Journal News)
• Staten Island: Cop Who Injured 2 Didn’t Seem Drunk, Officer Says (S.I. Advance)
• Newark: City Settles Cop-Chase Crash Suit for $3.6 Million (Star-Ledger)
• Franklin, N.J.: Man Admits to Vehicular Manslaughter (Star-Ledger)
• Patterson, N.Y.: Mom in Double-Fatal Was Drunk, Police Say (Journal News)
• White Plains, N.Y.: Mom Who Killed Daughter’s Friend Gets Jail (Journal News)

Trends

• Suozzi, Hevesi, etc.: Politicians and Driving Don’t Mix (Newsday)

Special Feature

• NYC Has Nation’s Third-Safest Drivers, Behind Jersey City (Men’s Health)
• Wrecked on the Highway (Men’s Health)
• Driving While Male (Men’s Health)

(Photo from Gothamist Reader Christopher via Flickr)