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Fatal Crashes (17 Killed this week; 599 Killed this year)
- Brooklyn: Driver runs red light, hits woman in crosswalk (Newsday)
- Van Wyck Expressway: Ambulette flips over, 1 dead, 5 injured (News)
- Uniondale, L.I.: Hit and run in Coliseum parking lot (Newsday)
- Malverne, L.I.: Car veers off roadway, driver killed (Newsday)
- West Babylon, L.I.: SUV slams into overpass (Newsday)
- Yonkers, N.Y.: Two dead, fiery colision on Bronx River Parkway (Journal News)
- Garrison, N.Y.: EMT died after ambulance drives off road (Journal News)
- Carmel, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck (Journal News)
- East Lyme, Conn.: Three dead, highway closed, oil spill clean up, I-95 (Newsday)
- Stamford, Conn.: Pedestrian struck (Stamford Advocate)
- Milford, Conn.: Off duty cop strikes pedestrian (New Haven Register)
- Newark, N.J.: Pick-up strikes median, flys through air, two dead (Jersey Journal)
- Hamilton, N.J:. Two youth dead in collision (Times of Trenton)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Mineola, NY: LIRR service suspended after train hits auto, above (Newsday)
- Staten Island, NY: Jersey City cop in critical condition (Jersey Journal)
- Melville, L.I.: Karma? Driver in hit and run, then victim (Newsday)
- Central Islip, L.I.: Baby hurt in driveway (Newsday)
- Harrison, N.J.: Vehicle overturned (Gloucester County Times)
- Union City, N.J.: Police cruiser broadsided in hit and run (Jersey Journal)
- Somerset, N.J.: Hit and run victim may lose leg (Star-Ledger)
- Queens: Once Again, a Motorist Mistakes Aubergine Cafe for a Drive-Thru
Photo by John Millus. He writes: "Thursday, November 1 was the third time in two years someone has tried to make a drive-through of the Aubergine Cafe--our beloved coffee shop and chit-chat hangout on Skillman Avenue and Fiftieth Street in Woodside."
Following Up
- Smithtown, L.I.: Town grief stricken over death of teens (Newsday)
Trends
West Coast Report
- Fresno, CA: Two dead, freeway closed, 100 car pile-up, above (AP)
