Carnage

The Weekly Carnage

Mark Vergari / The Journal News

By Aaron Donovan

9:40 AM EDT on August 24, 2007

Mark Vergari / The Journal News

Fatal Crashes (25 Killed This Week; 444 Killed This Year)

Greenburgh, N.Y.: Sprain Brook Rollover Kills Driver (Journal News)
Manhattan: Pedestrian, 42, Struck Crossing West Side Highway* (Villager)
Brooklyn: DWI Charge After Speeder Kills Good Samaritan (Daily News, NY Post)
Queens: SUV Smashes Into Parked Motorcyclist, Killing 1 (NYT, NY Post)
Clinton, N.Y.: Rye Cyclist, 41, Hit from Behind and Killed (Journal News)
Bristol, Conn.: 4 Teens Killed, 3 Injured in 2-Car Wreck (AP/Newsday)
Hardyston, N.J.: Brooklyn WTC Survivor and Wife Killed in Crash (Star-Ledger)
Lakeview & Hewlett, L.I.: Separate Crashes Kill 2, Injure 4 (Newsday)
Stamford, Conn.: Pedestrian Killed; Driver Gets Manslaughter Charge (Advocate)
Wyandanch, L.I.: Driver Arrested for DUI After Passenger Killed (Newsday)
Chappaqua, N.Y.: Chess Master, 76, Killed in Head-On (Journal News)
Sag Harbor, L.I.: Teen Driver Dies as BMW Slams Into Trees (Newsday)
Coram, L.I.: Woman, 21, Trying to Pass SUV Killed in Head-On (Newsday)
New Brunswick, N.J.: Man Killed as Car Swerves and Hits Pole (Star-Ledger)
Carle Place, L.I.: Motorist Killed Veering Into Path of Truck (Newsday)
Long Island: 2 Motorcyclists Killed, 1 Injured, in Three Crashes (Newsday)
North Amityville, L.I.: Man, 36, Killed After Car Hits Tree (Newsday)
Dix Hills, L.I.: Man Charged in Swindle Dies in Motorcycle Crash (Newsday)

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

Manhattan: Car Chase After Cabby Hits Pedestrian (NY Post)
Staten Island: Girl, 16, Critically Injured by Car (S.I. Advance)
Staten Island: 6 Injured in 2-Car Crash (S.I. Advance)
Newark: Jeep Cherokee Strikes Pole; Man Fatally Shot Nearby (Star-Ledger)
Staten Island: Directionless Driver Rams Car Into Building (S.I. Advance)
Hillcrest, N.Y.: Man Arrested After Crashing Van Into Home (Journal News)
Staten Island: Grandma’s Car Stolen, Wrecked (S.I. Advance)
Springfield, N.J.: Driver Critical After Car Hit by Dump Truck (Times of Trenton)
Cross County Pkwy, N.Y.: 4 Teens Flee From Flipped-Over Car (Journal News)
Old Bridge, N.J.: Disabled Person Has Heart Attack After Crash (Star-Ledger)
Orangeburg, N.Y.: Man, 81, Deposits Car Into Bank (Journal News)
Cross County Pkwy, N.Y.: Mom Charged With DWI; 2 Kids in Car (Journal News)
Mount Pleasant, N.Y.: Unlicensed Driver Charged With Hit-Run (Journal News)

Following Up

Valhalla, N.Y.: Injured Motorist Dies in Hospital** (Journal News)
Chappaqua, N.Y.: Pedestrian Killed at Intersection Is Remembered (Journal News)
Manhattan: Cabbie’s Lie Killed Co-Ed, Cops Charge (S.I. Advance)
Glen Cove, L.I.: 4 Years for Driver Who Hit People at Golf Club (Newsday)
Secaucus, N.J.: Crash Victims Fight for Life as Infant Buried (Jersey Journal)
Trumbull, Conn.: Cop Sues Cops After Pursuit Crash (NYT, AP/Newsday)
Roselle Park, N.J.: Dispute Lingers in Good Samaritan Legal Case (Star-Ledger)
Secaucus, N.J.: Rescuers Hold Fund-Raiser for Injured Pair (Jersey Journal)

Trend

‘Bicyclists Posing a Safety Hazard on Our Roadways’ (Journal News)

About the Weekly Carnage

*This is from last week; added to this week’s fatality totals
**Added to fatality totals

Aaron Donovan

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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