The Weekly Carnage
8:28 AM EDT on March 16, 2007
Fatal Crashes (21 Killed This Week; 149 Killed This Year)
- Tuxedo, N.Y.: 2 Truckers Killed in Thruway Crash (Journal News)
- Manhattan: Woman, 72, Struck by Car, Killed (AM NY)
- Brooklyn: Man, 68, Struck by Car, Killed, 2 Injured (Newsday)
- Neptune, N.J.: 3 Killed in 2-Car Crash (Star-Ledger)
- Related: Racing Deaths Spur Warnings to Young Drivers (Star-Ledger)
- Brooklyn: Driver Killed in Belt Parkway Crash (WABC 7)
- Southern State Pkwy, L.I.: 2 Men Killed as Vehicle Splits Into 3 Pieces (Newsday)
- Washington, N.J.: Car Flips 3 Times, Killing Passenger (Star-Ledger)
- Norwalk, Conn.: Driver Dies After Careening Into House (Stamford Advocate)
- Plainfield, N.J.: Car in Flames as Woman Hits House, Dies (Star-Ledger)
- Hamilton, N.J.: Man Killed in Crash With Police Cruiser (Newsday)
- Westbury, L.I.: Grandmother, 84, Killed as SUV Broadsides Her Car (Newsday)
- Calverton, L.I.: Man, 27, Killed in 3-Car Crash Near Cemetery (Newsday)
- Norwalk, Conn.: Driver Dies After Plowing Into Rock Wall (Stamford Advocate)
- Armonk, N.Y.: Motorist Dies After I-684 Crash (Journal News)
- Kings Park, L.I.: Man, 29, Killed as Car Slams Into Tree (Newsday)
- Related: ‘Excessive Speed’ May Have Been Factor (Newsday)
- Newark: Firefighter Killed as Car Hits Motorcycle (Star-Ledger)
- Nanuet, N.Y.: Pedestrian Killed by Tractor-Trailer (Journal News)
Injuries, Arrests & Property Damage
- East Islip, L.I.: Pedestrian, 79, Struck on Morning Walk (Newsday)
- Staten Island: 6 Injured as SUV Careens Into Deli (S.I. Advance)
- Jersey City: Van Crashes Through 2 Homes (Jersey Journal)
- Linden, N.J.: Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Hoboken Woman (Jersey Journal)
- Related: Driver Surrenders (Star-Ledger)
- Staten Island: Livery Driver Hurt as Car Pancaked (S.I. Advance)
- Bronx: Off-Duty Cop Arrested for Leaving Scene of Crash (NY Post)
- Greenburgh, N.Y.: Teacher and Animals Shaken Up in Crash (Journal News)
- Bedford, N.Y.: 2 Teens and Truck Driver Hurt in Crash (Journal News)
- Elizabeth, N.J.: 2 Officers Hurt as Cruiser Hits Utility Pole (Star-Ledger)
- Westchester County: Ice and Speed Cause Dozens of Crashes (Journal News)
- Lawrence, N.J.: Woman Trapped in Car After Striking Pole (Times of Trenton)
- Ramapo, N.Y.: Injured Boy, 5, Ran Into Car, Police Say (Journal News)
- Southeast, N.Y.: Cops: Driver Hits Secret Service Van, Flees (Journal News)
- Uniondale, L.I.: Man Sent to Jail for Road Rage Death (Newsday)
- Westchester County: 3 Drivers Face DWI Charges (Journal News)
- Netcong, N.J.: Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest (Warren Reporter)
Following Up
- New Haven: Bush Cousin Cleared of Wrongdoing in Fatal Crash (Newsday)
- Freehold, N.J.: Prosecutor: Teens Were Drag Racing Before Crash (AP/Newsday)
- Manhattan: Reeking FDR Crasher Put on Trial (NY Post)
- Staten Island: Wild Chase, Wrecked Cars, 2 Officers Hurt (S.I. Advance)
- Related: ‘I Panicked’ (S.I. Advance)
- Morristown, N.J.: Lawsuit Filed After Fatal Crash (Star-Ledger)
Trends
- TSTC Tells Connecticut Drivers to Slow Down as Deaths Rise (N.H. Register)
- N.J. Penalty for Failing to Secure Children May Increase (AP/Newsday)
- N.J. Penalty for Leaving Crash Scene Would Be Upped (AP/Newsday)
- N.J. Panel to Help Teens Drive Safer (Star-Ledger)
- Poll: Parents Dim to Teen Auto Risks (Newsday)
- Westchester Eyes Teen Driving Law (Journal News)
Opinion
- Editorial: Stop Red Light Cameras (Star-Ledger)
- Column: If You Kill Someone, You Should Be in Jail (Journal News)
(Photo: Vincent DiSalvio/The Journal News)
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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