Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In
Carnage

The Weekly Carnage

10:12 AM EDT on April 27, 2007

Fatal Crashes (14 Killed This Week; 211 Killed This Year)

amd_deadlycrash.jpg

    • Bronx: SUV Slams Big Rig, Passenger Dies, Driver Flees on Foot (Daily News, NYT)
    • Related: DWI Suspect Driven to Drink After Pal Died in DWI (Daily News)
    • Queens: Mother Killed in Crash, 10-Day-Old Baby Survives (Daily News, Newsday)
    • Related: Driver Is Jailed (AM NY)
    • Brooklyn: U-Turn Leads to Death and Arrest (NYT, Newsday)
    • Queens: Woman, 23, Struck and Killed by School Bus (WCBS 2)
    • Bronx: Off-Duty Cop on Motorcycle Dies Hitting Parked Car (NY Post)

bilde.jpg
Vincent DiSalvio/The Journal News

    • Haverstraw, N.Y.: SUV Driver Killed in Head-On With Sedan (Journal News
    • Wyandanch, L.I.: Pedestrian, 21, Struck and Killed (Newsday)
    • Bellmore, L.I.: Driver, 23, Killed in 2-Car Crash (Newsday)
    • Pemberton, N.J.: Driver Killed as Car Collides With Dump Truck (NJ.com)
    • Shrub Oak, N.Y.: 2-Car Crash Claims Life of Man, 57 (Journal News)
    • Middletown, N.Y.: 2 Men Die as Motorcycles Collide (AP via Newsday)
    • Dix Hills, L.I.: Teen Killed in Motorcycle Crash (Newsday)
    • Newark: Motorcyclist, 37, Killed Crashing Into Ravine (Star-Ledger)

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

car_042607_3.jpg

    • Staten Island: 3 Hurt in Apparent Carjacking & NYPD Chase (WABC 7)
    • Farmingdale, L.I.: Driver Hits Pedestrian, 2 Cop Cars, Tree (Newsday)
    • Staten Island: Boy, 3, Struck By Minivan (S.I. Advance
    • Albany: Brooklyn Assemblyman Accused of DWI (NYT)
    • Manchester, Conn.: License Revoked After '03 Fatality, '07 DWI (Newsday)
    • Hamilton, N.J.: Man Critical as SUV Flips Onto Him (Times of Trenton, NJ.com)
    • West Windsor, N.J.: 1 Injured as Car Flips (NJ.com)
    • Tappan, N.Y.: Arrested Teen Sent Vehicle Into a Home (Journal News)

Following Up

    • Waterbury, Conn.: Driver Pleads Guilty to Dragging Cop 1/4 Mile (AM NY)
    • Riverhead, L.I.: Assault Charges For SUV Driver Who Dragged Man (Newsday)
    • Camden, N.J.: Corzine Says He Feels 'Blessed' (Star-Ledger)
    • Related: 60% of Cases at Corzine's Hospital Unit Are Car Crashes (Newsday
    • Related: Cop Who E-mailed Driver Hopes He Didn't Cause Wreck (AP via NJ.com)
    • Related: Police Probe If Driver Was Distracted by Love (Star-Ledger)
    • Related: Corzine Faces Citizen Seat Belt Complaint (AP via NJ.com
    • Related: No Need for Speed (S.I. Advance)
    • Hoboken, N.J.: Police Looking for SUV Driver in Hit-Run Horror (Jersey Journal)
    • Cliffside Park, N.J.: Man Surrenders in Hit-and-Run (Jersey Journal)

Road Rage

    • Quadriplegic Teen Wants Stiffer Road Rage Penalties (Times of Trenton
    • NJ Turnpike Paintballer Can Return to Job as Toll Collector (AM NY)

Beyond the Region

    • Author David Halberstam of Manhattan, 73, Killed in California Crash (NYT)
    • Home After Massacre, Virginia Tech Freshman Dies in Car Crash (Newsday)

About the Weekly Carnage

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

We Have the ‘End of Days’ Flooding Pics You Need Right Now

It's bad out there. How bad? Here is a citywide roundup from our staff ... and our friends on social media.

September 29, 2023

Labor Gains: Judge Tosses App Giants’ Suit to Stop Deliverista Minimum Wage

Justice Nicholas Moyne cleared the way for a long-delayed wage hike for workers who brave dangerous roads to bring food directly to New Yorkers.

September 29, 2023

Fed Up Bronxites Tell Mayor To Forget About Bus Ride Invitation After Fordham Road ‘Betrayal’

"I really would think that our mayor would be a little bit more active and speak with us, because he hasn't really made any time with riders. We're not the enemy. We just want better bus service."

September 29, 2023

City Pays $150K to Settle Suit Over Cops Who Harassed Man Who Reported Police Parking Misconduct

Justin Sherwood and his lawyer will pocket $152,000 to settle his federal civil rights suit against the city and several officers who harassed him following his 311 calls.

September 28, 2023
See all posts