The Weekly Carnage

Photo: NY Post

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)

James Carbone / Newsday

• 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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• 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)

Following Up

• Manhattan: Hit-and-Run Marine Gets Six Months (NY Post, Newsday, LoHud)
• Randolph, N.J.: Marine Indicted in Fatal Car Crash (Star-Ledger)
• Hoboken, N.J.: Worker Says Cops Slow to File Crash Report (Jersey Journal)
• Freehold, N.J.: Jury Indicts Motorist in Fatal Crash (Times of Trenton)

Trends

• OnStar Data Used to Study Crashes (AP via Newsday)
• Staten Island Traffic Fixes Saving Lives (S.I. Advance)
• New Jersey Doctors Fight Limit in Billing Auto Insurers (Star-Ledger)

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