A gust of wind caused a Hobie Cat sailboat to capsize near the Saugatuck River channel entrance in the Long Island Sound on Tuesday, August 26. An 18-year-old sailing instructor and three young children were all thrown into the water. Three-year-old William Howell and six-year-old Andrew Howell survived, but their cousin, three-year-old Alexandra Vitale, died.

Authorities say children had life vests on, but may have been in the water for nearly 20 minutes waiting for someone to rescue them. Another boat found the instructor and one child clinging to the capsized boat, called in a mayday and then assisted in the rescue. When Alexandra was finally pulled from the water, she was unresponsive and CPR was administered on the way to the hospital where she died.

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A teenager riding as a passenger in an SUV and a motorcyclist were killed in an accident on Monday in Zanesville, Ohio, which may have been the result of a hit and run just before the collision.

Authorities say that a driver involved in an accident just before 2:00 pm left the scene and was chased by motorcyclist, David Bailey, who had witnessed the accident. Though Bailey was not involved in that accident, he gave chase in an attempt to get the driver's license plate number. He was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed when an SUV driven by Susan Jones attempted to make a left turn. Bailey then struck the passenger side of the SUV.

Bailey died at the scene, and the passenger of the SUV, Megan Custer, died later that night at the hospital.

The driver who allegedly left the scene of the first accident was identified as Randall William Heaghen. Heaghen has been interviewed, but has not been charged with anything.

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Three people were killed in an accident on Route 8 in Massachusetts on Friday afternoon near the Connecticut border. Four cars total were involved in the accident. Three of them were from Connecticut, and one from New York. The road was closed at the border between Massachusetts and Connecticut.

According to Massachusetts State Trooper John Zielinski, a man in a 1999 Chevy Blazer traveling southbound crossed the double yellow line and entered the northbound lane, where he sideswiped a 2006 Jaguar. The Blazer then completely entered the lane and hit a 1993 Chevy pickup truck. A 2007 BMW then rear ended the pickup truck. The driver of the Blazer and two men in the pickup truck were killed at the scene.

Authorities from both Massachusetts and Connecticut have been investigating the scene of the accident. It is still unclear what caused it.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported today that 2007 can boast the lowest amount of traffic deaths in over a decade. Traffic fatalities dropped 1,600 from 2006 to a relatively low 41, 059. This fatality rate is 1.37 for every 100 million miles traveled, and therefore the lowest on record. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters states the reasons for the drop include "safer vehicles, aggressive law enforcement and [NHTSA] efforts."

California saw the lowest decline with 266 fewer deaths than 2006, but the largest percentage decreases were in South Dakota and Vermont. On the other hand, deaths in North Carolina increased 121 from 2006. Also disappointing for Secretary Peters is that motorcycle deaths have increased for the tenth straight year.

Reasons for the increase in motorcycle fatalities may be attributed to the massive increase in riders and in miles traveled. Because fuel prices are high, many people have traded driving their car or truck for a motorcycle. The inexperience of the riders may also play a part in the fatalities. Officials said they plan on an aggressive anti-drunk driving campaign set to launch before the Labor Day holiday.

President of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Adrian Lund believes the drop in deaths is due to the economy. Again, gas prices were cited, although they really didn't begin to increase until this year, but the general sluggishness of the economy was also mentioned. Lund believes nest year's fatality rate will drop again.

This report comes amid another report that Americans are driving much less than they did at this time last year, or any year, since the oil embargo of the 1970s.