The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (15 Killed This Week; 316 Killed This Year)

• Brooklyn: SUV Jumps Curb, Killing Pedestrian, Striking Bakery (Daily News)
• Brooklyn: Cyclist, 17, Doored, Then Run Over by Bus (NY Post, Newsday)
• The Bronx: Hit-and-Run Truck Driver Kills Cyclist, 30 (NYT, NY1)
• Manhattan: 2 Killed in Separate Uptown Crashes (NY Sun, NY Post [scroll])
• Manhattan: Commuter Bus Kills Pedestrian (Daily News)
• Queens: Motorcycle Passenger Killed in Collision With Car (AM NY)
• Southampton, L.I.: 2 Men Die in Separate Crashes (Newsday)
• Wyandanch, L.I.: Cyclist, 11, Killed, 2 Minivan Passengers Injured (Newsday)
• Related: ‘He Made Me Laugh’ (Newsday)
• Yaphank, L.I.: Teen Driver Killed as Tractor-Trailer’s Brakes Fail (Newsday)
• Mendham, N.J.: University Benefactor Veers, Fatally Hits Tree (Star-Ledger)
• North Bellmore, L.I.: Teen Dies as Motorcycle Hits Building (Newsday)
• Jersey City: Ambulance Mechanic Crushed to Death (Star-Ledger)
• Easton, N.J.: Young Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash (NJ Express Times)

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

Washington Twp. F.D. via Times of Trenton

• Hamilton, N.J.: Dump Truck Flips After Colliding With Car (Times of Trenton)
• Long Beach, L.I.: Man Charged After Running Over Girlfriend With SUV (Newsday)
• Staten Island: 5 Injured as Fire Truck Sends SUV Into Store (S.I. Advance)
• Brooklyn: Officer on Motorcycle Injured in Collision With Bus (Newsday)
• Plainsboro, N.J.: SUV Rear Ends Big Rig, Driver Pulled From the Flames (NJ.com)
• Central Islip, L.I.: Man Crashes Stolen Hummer Near Courthouse (Newsday)
• Southeast, N.Y.: 3 Injured as Garbage Truck and Car Collide (Journal News)
• Bedminster, N.J.: Family in Grisly Car Crash (NY Post)
• Jersey City: Driver on Cell Phone Flips Vehicle, Hits 3 Parked Cars (S.I. Advance)
• Mineola, L.I.: Pedestrian Injured by Pickup, Driver Charged With DWI (Newsday)
• Carmel, N.Y.: Woman, 48, Charged With DWI Twice in 8 Days (Journal News)
• Hanover, N.J.: Drunk Driver Blamed for Road Work Scare (Star-Ledger)
• Greenwich, N.J.: Man Injured Year After Grandson Killed in Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Hopewell, N.J.: Reported ‘Accident’ Really Robbery and Assault (NJ.com)
• Pleasantville, N.J.: Six Hurt in Head-On Crash (NJ.com)
• West Nyack, N.Y.: Man, 57, Seriously Injured in Crash (Journal News)

Following Up

• Queens: 2 Cops Suspended for Failing to Report Crash (NY Post)
• Brooklyn: 2 Cops Could Duck Rap in Motorcyclist’s Death (Daily News)
• Unauthorized Use of Emergency Lights Faulted in Corzine Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Related: Corzine Again Driven by Trooper Involved in Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Blauvelt, N.Y.: Group Ensures Accident Victim’s Legacy Will Endure (Journal News)
• Patterson, N.Y.: Double-Fatal Crash Trial Continued to July (Journal News)

Trends

• Families Torn by Toddler Backover Deaths (Newsday)
• New Jersey’s Bumper Crop is Fender-Benders (Star-Ledger)
• Roadside Memorials Dot the Landscape (Star-Ledger)
• Court Rules that Passengers Can Be Liable (NJ.com) 
• Cocaine Hangover Can Be Considered DUI in New Jersey (Star-Ledger)
• New York State Plans Increased DUI Patrols for the Fourth (Newsday)
• Ticket Blitz in Northern New Jersey (Star-Ledger) 
• New York’s Roads Among Worst in Nation (Journal News)

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