The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
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Fatal Crashes (1 killed this week, 53 this year, 5 drivers charged*)
- Gravesend: Driver Hits and Kills Cyclist Joseph Granati, 39; No Charges Filed (News)
- East Flatbush: Cyclist James Pierre, 23, Struck and Killed on April 15; No Charges Filed (YourNabe)**
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- Washington Heights: Cop Dragged on Sidewalk by Joyriding Teen Motorcyclists (Post)
- Jackson Heights: Unlicensed Drunk Driver Nearly Crashes Into Oncoming Traffic on BQE (Post Blotter)
- Williamsburg: NYPD Provides No Info on Mysterious Four-Car Pile-Up (Gothamist)
- Throggs Neck: Three Teens Hospitalized After Speeding, Flipping Car on Sidewalk (Post)
- Stapleton, SI: Three Injured in Crash That Overturns Car (Advance)
- Elm Park, SI: Cops Chase Drunk Driver Speeding at Over 100 MPH (Post Blotter)
- Jackson Heights: Pedestrian Crossing at Roosevelt Ave Left Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run (Post Blotter)
- Sunnyside, SI: Driver Injured After Crashing Into Parked Truck (Advance)
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In the Region, Out of Town
- Eastern Texas: Times Square Church Founder David Wilkerson Killed in Crash (City Room, HuffPo)
- North Hills, NY: Drunk Driver Caught Speeding at 126 MPH on LI Expressway (NBC NY)
- Poughkeepsie, NY: Drunk Driver Arrested Twice in One Night (Fox)
- Monroe Township, NJ: Two Killed, One Injured in Motorcycle, SUV Crash (Gloucester Co. Times)
- Los Angeles: 76-Year-Old Killed When Car Plunges From Third Floor of Parking Garage (News)
Following Up
- Assistant Bronx DA Charged in DWI Crash After 2009 Drunk Driving Arrest Was Voided By Cops (News)
- Driver Who Killed SI Advance Editor Charged With Vehicular Homicide (Advance)
- Family of Megan Charlop Suing City For Lack of Bike Lane on Crotona Ave (News)
Other News
- Illinois to Track Dooring Crashes (Transpo Nation)
- City Council, DOT Expect Speed Signs to Slow Drivers in SI, Bronx (Advance, Post)
- For Safer Streets, Traffic Lights and Stop Signs Aren’t the Answer (Streetsblog)
*Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.
** Reflected in year-to-date fatality count.