The Weekly Carnage
James Carbone / Newsday
9:31 AM EDT on June 1, 2007

James Carbone / Newsday
Fatal Crashes (8 Killed This Week; 266 Killed This Year)
- North Great River, L.I.: 2 Killed as 2 Vehicles Collide (Newsday)
- Brooklyn: Enraged Woman in SUV Runs Over Her Boyfriend (Daily News)
- Related: Woman Charged With Criminal Possession of a Weapon – the SUV (NYT)
- Manhattan: Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Car (Newsday)
- Flanders, L.I.: Man on Morning Walk Killed by Teen (Newsday)
- Jefferson, N.J.: Gulf War Vet, 37, Killed in Motorcycle-SUV Collision (NJ.com)
- Rye, N.Y.: Man, 20, Loses Control of BMW, Hits Pole (Journal News)
- Related: Hundreds Mourn as Speed and Alcohol Called Factors (Journal News)

Angela Gaul / The Journal News
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- Sloatsburg, N.Y.: Memorial Day Crash Chars 2 Vehicles (Journal News)
- Manhattan: Car Slams Into Popeyes, Injuring 6 (Daily News, NY Post)
- Manhattan: Wild Van Hits Cyclist, Pedestrians, Cars (WABC 7)
- Lawrence, N.J.: Car Crashes Through Window of Tire Store (Times of Trenton)
- Staten Island: Off-Duty Cop Charged With DWI After SUV Wreck (S.I. Advance)
- Bay Shore, L.I.: 5 Women Injured as Speeding SUV Crashes, Flips (Newsday)
- Bohemia, L.I.: Boy on Cycle, 6, in Critical After Being Hit by Car (Newsday)
- West Babylon, L.I.: Girl Struck and Seriously Injured by Car (Newsday)
- Lacey Twp., N.J.: 2 Injured, 3 Ejected as SUV Rear-Ended (Jersey Journal)
- Danbury, Conn.: Charges for Men Who Left Crash Victim (Stamford Advocate)
- New Haven: 2 Firefighters Injured in Ambulance Crash (Newsday)
- Parsippany, N.J.: 2 Horses Injured as Trailer Flips (NJ.com)
- Bayonne, N.J.: Man Charged After Veering Off Road (Jersey Journal)
- Bridgeville, N.Y.: Truck Flips, Live Chickens Take to Road (Newsday)
- Lawrence, N.J.: Road Closed for 8 Hours as Truck Flips (NJ.com)
- Jersey City: En Route to Stabbing, Ambulance Crashes (NJ.com)
- Yonkers, N.Y.: 2 Injured in a 2-Car Crash (Journal News)
- Upper Grandview, N.Y.: Furniture Truck Crash Closes Road (Journal News)
- Patterson, N.Y.: Children Evacutated from Bus as it Tilts Over (Journal News)
Following Up
- Queens: Security Guard Dies of His Injuries* (Queens Courier)
- Bronx: Driver Killed by Officer Was Drunk – Sources (WABC 7)
- Manhattan: Times Editor Hit by Truck Works From Home (Observer)
- Manhattan: Doctor, 35, Paralyzed at 18, Overcomes Challenges (Daily News)
- Staten Island: Youth Who Hit Cyclist Held on $250G Bail (S.I. Advance)
- Queens: Detective Pleads Guilty in Crash (Newsday)
- Islip Terrace, L.I.: Guilty Plea in DWI Deaths (Newsday)
- Mother Sues NJ Trooper Who Killed 2 Daughters in Crash (NJ.com)
- Bail Reduced for Bronx Man in Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash (NJ.com)
Trends
- Crashes Lead Way in Child Deaths (Newsday)
- Staten Island Children Safe — To a Point (S.I. Advance)
*Added to weekly and yearly fatality totals
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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