Fatal Crashes (20 Killed in past two weeks; 630 Killed this year)
Carmel, N.Y.: Police chief drives head-on into oncoming traffic (Newsday ) Cold Spring, N.Y.: Top cop kills self, injures 2 adults and toddler (Journal News ) New York, N.Y.: "Didn't mean to kill him" Cabbie mowed down (News ) Related : Manslaughter charges filed (Post ) Staten Island, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck (Advance ) Queens, N.Y.: Teen driver runs down pedestrian (Post ) Copiague, L.I.: Driver loses control, parents dead in crash (Newsday ) Southhampton, L.I.: Elderly driver loses control (Newsday ) Southhampton, L.I.: Pedestrian struck (Newsday ) Lake Success, L.I.: Man killed in tow truck accident (Newsday ) Greenburgh, N.Y.: One dead, one hurt on Bronx River Pkwy, below (Journal News ) Stratford, Conn.: Car goes airborne, driver killed (Newsday ) Manchester, Conn.: Man loses control on interstate (Courant ) Guilford, Conn.: Woman loses control on interstate (Courant ) Middletown, Conn.: Pedestrian struck crossing road (Courant ) Windsor, Conn.: Teen killed in crash (Courant ) Hartford, Conn.: Teen killed in crash (Courant ) Cromwell, Conn.: Car found in ravine, two dead (Courant ) Monroe Township, N.J.: Couple killed in motorcycle crash (Newsday ) Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
Jersey City, N.J.: Two cars in accident, strike street light, above (Jersey Journal ) New York, N.Y.: Woman hit by Chinatown bus (NYT , Post , AMNY , News ) Brooklyn, N.Y.: Two pedestrians hit at same intersection within 90 min. (News ) Related : Intersection is notoriously confusing and chaotic (Newsday ) New York, N.Y.: Boy critically injured, struck by ambulette (Post , NYT ) Queens, N.Y.: Police officer struck (Newsday ) Westhampton: Ladder falls off van, injures 10 in school bus (Newsday ) Eastchester, N.Y.: Off-duty EMT rescues driver from Bronx River (Review Press ) Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Two injured in crash (Journal News ) Yonkers, N.Y.: Officer struck during traffic stop (Journal News ) New Rochelle, N.Y.: Jeep crashes into storefront (Journal News ) White Plains, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck (Journal News ) New City, N.Y.: Officer seriously hurt in crash (Journal News ) New City, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck by drunk driver (Journal News ) Newburgh, N.Y.: Pedestrian struck crossing the highway (Journal News ) North Castle, N.Y.: Ambulette flips, eight injured (Journal News ) Linden, N.J.: Bus crashes into Christmas tree lot (Star-Ledger ) Jersey City, N.J: SUV strikes commuter train (Jersey Journal ) Bedminster, N.J.: Six injured in crash with tractor trailer (Star-Ledger ) Brick, N.J.: Teens run red light, hit by school bus, four injured (Newsday ) Following Up
New York, N.Y.: One day of jail and probation for crash that maimed cop (News ) New City, N.Y.: Six months jail for drunk driving that killed cop (Journal News ) Queens, N.Y.: Victim in DWI crash was father of a cop (News ) Bayville, L.I..: Funeral set for woman killed by rock falling out of truck (Newsday ) Yonkers, N.Y.: Charges against teen dropped (Journal News ) Related : Opinion, Graduated licenses could save lives (LoHud.com) Trends
Nassau County, L.I.: Souzzi pledges DWI busts over holiday weekend (Newsday ) New Jersey: State police pledge DWI crackdown (Star-Ledger ) Rochester, N.Y.: Legislator proposes ban on texting while driving (Newsday ) Staten Island, N.Y.: Councilman proposes ban on nitrous oxide tanks (Advance ) Suffolk County, L.I.: Seat-belt crackdown (Newsday ) Connecticut: Governor forms task force on teen driving (Courant ) Costa Mesa, Cali.: Jogger struck by car wins $50M settlement (Newsday ) Knoxville, Tenn.: Arrest for shooting red light camera, A.P. (Newsday ) (Courant ) About the Weekly Carnage