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Fatal Crashes (13 Killed This Week; 509 Killed This Year)

    • Brooklyn: 2 in Car Crushed to Death by Dump Truck (NY Post, Newsday)
    • Manhattan: Driver Fleeing Crash Kills Queens Woman, Flees (Post, News)
    • Queens: Man, 18, Killed in a 2-Car Collision (Newsday)
    • Florida: Staten Island 9/11 Survivor Dies in Car Crash (Advance)

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    • New Hyde Park, L.I.: Woman, 18, Dies From Crash Injuries (Newsday)
    • Sayreville, N.J.: Woman, 19, Dies of Crash Injuries (Star-Ledger)
    • Related: 3 Teens Injured in Car Crash (Star-Ledger)
    • Patchogue, L.I.: Cyclist Mowed Down by Pickup (Daily News, Newsday)

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    • New City, N.Y.: Car Jumps Curb, Hits Bench, Killing 1 (Journal News)
    • Cortlandt, N.Y.: Officer, 34, Dies as Car Veers Into Tree (Journal News)
    • Yaphank, L.I.: Out-of-Control Truck Kills Woman, 46 (Newsday)
    • Watchung, N.J.: Man Dies as Motorcycle Veers from Road (NJ.com)
    • Delaware, N.J.: Ironworker Dies as Motorcycle and Car Collide (Star-Ledger)

Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage

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James Carbone / Newsday

    • Shoreham, L.I.: Teen Hits Empty School Bus Head-On (Newsday)
    • NYC: Supervisor Fined $5K for Using City Van for Personal Use (Daily News)
    • Staten Island: Firefighter Arrested for Off-Duty DWI (Daily News)
    • The Bronx: WWII Vet Nearly Drives Off of Cliff (Gothamist)
    • Weehawken, N.J.: George Clooney Hurt in Motorcycle Crash (Daily News)
    • Related: 911 Confusion as Stars Bleed (Jersey Journal)
    • N.J. Turnpike: Driver Ejected, in Extremely Critical Condition (Star-Ledger)
    • Uniondale, L.I.: Mom, 2 Kids, Hit by Suspended License Driver (Newsday)
    • Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: Teen Charged After Hit-and-Run and Chase (Journal News)
    • Rahway, N.J.: Pickup Rams Into Garage, Causes Spill (Star-Ledger)
    • New Haven, Conn.: 2 Firefighters Hit by Car (Firehouse.com)
    • Eastchester, N.Y.: Cop Swerves to Avoid Car, Hits Pole (Journal News)
    • Kenilworth, N.J.: Revoked-License Driver Hurt Hitting Pole (Suburban News
    • Bridgeport, Conn.: Motorcyclist, 20, Critically Injured (Journal News
    • Irvington, N.Y.: Wrong-Way Driver Cited; None Injured (Journal News)

Road Rage

    • Southern State Pkwy: Man Beats Driver Who Rear-Ended Him (Newsday)

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