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 (2 killed this week, 67 this year, 7 drivers charged*)

  • Borough Park: Aileen Chen, 16, Killed on Her Bicycle By BMW Driver; No Charges (News, Streetsblog)
  • Kensington: Dominick Trevisano, 51, Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver After Stumbling Into Street (News)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

  • East Harlem: Multiple-Car Crash on FDR Drive Sends Four to Hospital (DNAinfo)
  • Washington Heights: SUV Driver Hits Pedestrian (DNAinfo)
  • Bed-Stuy: Victim of Hit-and-Run in Critical Condition, Breathing Through Ventilator (News)
  • Clove Lakes Park: Two-Car Crash Injures Driver and Passenger (Advance)
  • Ozone Park: Van Drivers Crash, One Jumps Curb, Seriously Injures Pedestrian (News)
  • Bronx River Parkway: Dem District Leader Drives Off Highway, Plunges 30 Feet, Says, “I Just Lost Focus” (Post)

In the Region, Out of Town

  • Massapequa, NY: LI Teen Passenger Ejected from Car, Critically Injured in Crash (Greenwich Time)
  • Lindenhurst, NY: On-Duty Cop Crashes Into SUV; May Have Sped Through Stop Sign (LI Exchange)
  • Lake Success, NY: Truck Driver Pinned After Crash on LI Expressway (Newsday)
  • Beijing: Truck Driver Who Killed Mongolian Herder in Hit-and-Run Sentenced to Death (NYT)

Following Up

  • Another Ticket Fix: Cop Charged With DWI Avoids Night (News)
  • Flushing Driver in Virginia Bus Crash that Killed Four Charged With Manslaughter (YourNabe)
  • Accused DWI Hit-and-Run Killer Indicted in Staten Island Motorist Death (AP)

Other News

  • One Traffic Death Every 35 Hours Makes NYC’s Rate “Best” in Nation, Twice That of European Cities (Transpo Nation)
  • Report: Older Pedestrians Remain Most Threatened By Traffic (Streetsblog)
  • City Transpo, Health Advocates: One Traffic Death Is One Too Many (Streetsblog)
  • SUVs for Everyone! Once Feared, Now Least Likely of Cars to Roll Over (CNN Money, Wheels)
  • In Hudson Valley, Drunk Driving Arrests Up, Fatalities Flat (LoHud)
  • Harlem Residents Demand Action to Tame Some of City’s Deadliest Streets (DNAinfo, News)

*Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.

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