The congregants of the Joy Fellowship Church in Baychester are mourning the loss of their Bishop, his wife, and four other congregants who died in a crash on the NY Thruway. However, the tragic accident has not led them to lose faith. One congregant told the Daily News, "We know God never makes mistakes." But as Michael Daly put it, "Whatever God you worship, that God wants you to wear a seat belt." more ›

The Staten Island Advance reports that a man died last night when "the car he was driving allegedly blew a stop sign and collided with an SUV at a Mariners Harbor intersection." Sources tell the Advance that Carl Thomas, who was pronounced dead at the hospital, was not wearing a seatbelt in his Dodge Charger. Thomas apparently went through the stop sign at Van Pelt and Heusden, turning right into a SUV, sending "both vehicles careening down rain-slicked" streets. The SUV's occupants, who had be to extricated from the vehicle, did not suffer life-threatening injuries, while Thomas, found with the seatbelt clicked in but behind him, had severe chest trauma. The authorities are doing a toxicology report on Thomas's condition. more ›