The Weekly Carnage
Fatal Crashes (17 Killed This Week; 419 Killed This Year)
9:28 AM EDT on August 17, 2007
Fatal Crashes (17 Killed This Week; 419 Killed This Year)

- Queens: DWI Crash Kills Rap Promoter, 22 (Daily News)
- Queens: Two Pedestrians Killed in Separate Crashes (Newsday, Queens Chronicle)
- Queens: DOT Worker Placing Cones is Struck and Killed (NY Post, AM NY, NY1)
- Queens: Cyclist, 13, Killed by Driver With Dud License (Daily News, Newsday)
- Queens: Man, 19, Killed in Drag Race on Highway (Daily News, NY Post, Newsday)
- Brooklyn: Granny Run Down by Driver Cruising for Sex (Daily News, WABC 7)
- Brooklyn: Motorcyclist, 19, Killed in Collision With Flatbed Truck (Newsday)
- Manhattan: Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Car in Chelsea (NY1)
- Nanuet, N.Y.: Man Found Dead in Stopped SUV; DWI Charge (Journal News)
- Related: Brooklyn Man May Have Stuck His Head Out the Window (Journal News)

Dave Matlow / WestportNow.com
- Westport, Conn.: Cyclist Killed in Collision With Dump Truck (Westport Now)
- Related: Cyclist Identified as 42-Year-Old Stamford Man (Stamford Advocate)
- Barnegat Twp., N.J.: Girl, 11, Killed, Mother and Grandmother Airlifted (NJ.com)
- Norwalk, Conn.: Elderly Man Struck and Killed by Truck (Stamford Advocate)
- Mahopac, N.Y.: High School Football Star Killed in SUV Rollover (Journal News)
- Related: Mourners Bid Goodbye (Journal News)
- Boonton, N.J.: Woman, 66, Struck and Killed Crossing Street (Star-Ledger)
- New Brunswick, N.J.: Man Dies When Car Hits His Motorcycle (Star-Ledger)
- Shirley, L.I.: Tractor-Trailer Driver Dies After Veering From L.I.E. (Newsday)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

Terence Corcoran / The Journal News
- Katonah, N.Y.: 2 Hurt as Subaru Collides With Flatbed Truck (Journal News)
- Brooklyn: Big Rig Crushes Legs of Beloved Woman, 84 (Daily News, NY Post)
- The Bronx: Officer Dragged by Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop (NY Sun)
- Southeast, N.Y.: No Charges for Official After Alleged Hit-Run (Journal News)
- West Islip, L.I.: Man, 23, Plows Into Girlfriend’s Mom After Argument (Newsday)
- Bay Shore, L.I.: Passenger Suffers Brain Injury in Crash (Newsday)
- Staten Island: 694 Homes Lose Power After 3-Car Crash (S.I. Advance)
- Otselic, N.Y.: N.J. Man Who Ran Over Baby Sitter, 12, Charged (AP/Newsday)
- Mineola, L.I.: Gas Station Explodes, Injuring 2 Firefighters (Newsday)
- Happauge, L.I.: Truck Overturns, Spilling Keystones Onto L.I.E. (Newsday)
- Monsey, N.Y.: Van Driver Arrested in Hit-and-Run (Journal News)
Following Up
- Chappaqua, N.Y.: Site of Fatal Crash Already Targeted for Safety (Journal News)
- Riverhead, L.I.: Illegal Immigrant Sentenced in Vehicular Assault (Newsday)
- Glen Cove, L.I.: A Year Later, Woman Still in Pain (Newsday)
- Secaucus, N.J.: Friend Collecting for Crash Family (Jersey Journal)
Trends
- Court Rules That Drivers Must Report Crashes (Star-Ledger)
- Tip: Drive Less and Save More on Insurance (Star-Ledger)
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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