The Weekly Carnage

Fatal Crashes (11 Killed this week; 610 Killed this year)

• Ozone Park: One dead, drunk driver into oncoming traffic (Newsday)  
• Middle Village: Ambulette hits lightpost, tree, one dead (Post) 
• Queens: Vehicle collision, one dead, one critically injured (Post)
• Levittown, L.I.: Pedestrian, 62, by drunk driver (Post) (Newsday)
• West Babylon, L.I.: One dead, one injured, driver veers into on coming traffic (Newsday)
• Old Brookville, L.I.: Rock crashes through car window (Newsday)
• Setauket, L.I.: Three vehicle collision, one dead (Newsday)
• Hempstead, L.I.: Cyclist struck by bus (Newsday)
• Seymore, Conn.: Man drives truck off road (Hartford Courant)
• Westport, Conn.: One dead, four injured (Stamford Advocate)
• South Brunswick, N.J.: Father of two may have fallen asleep (Times of Trenton)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

• Clifton Park, N.Y.: Former Congressman arrested for drunk driving (Newsday)
• West Nyack, N.Y.: Woman seriously injured in crash (Journal News)
• Pleasantville, N.Y.: Road rage slashing (Journal News)
• Harrison, N.Y.: Two arrested for racing in interstate (Journal News)
• Yonkers, N.Y.: Man hits four parked cars, charged with drunk driving (Journal News)
• Lawrence, N.J.: Student hit crossing street (Times of Trenton)
• Mountainside, N.J.: Speeding teens, three seriously hurt (Cranford Chronicle) (Star-Ledger)

Following Up

• East Meadow, L.I.: Fluke hit and run suspect turned victim dies (Newsday)
• Yonkers, N.Y.: Driver in Bx River Parkway crash charged (Journal News)

Trends

• 1 in 3 NYC drivers talk on cellphone, snack, multi-task (News) (Post)
• Staten Island drivers too (Staten Island Advance)
• More risk of collisions with deer in late fall (Salem Sunbeam)

Upstate Report

• Bethany, N.Y.: Family of four dead in collision with truck (Newsday)

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