The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.

Alex Shear was fatally struck by a tour bus driver on the Upper West Side. Photo: ##http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140114/upper-west-side/friends-family-mourn-loss-of-famed-collector-alex-shear##DNAinfo##
Alexander Shear was fatally struck by a tour bus driver at West 96th Street and Broadway. Photo: ##http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140114/upper-west-side/friends-family-mourn-loss-of-famed-collector-alex-shear##DNAinfo##

Fatal Crashes (11 Killed Since Jan. 1; No Drivers Charged*)

  • UWS: Cooper Stock, 9, Struck in Crosswalk by Cab Driver, Along With Father; No Charges (Streetsblog)
  • UWS: Alexander Shear, 73, Struck by Tour Bus Driver; No Charges (Streetsblog)
  • Parkchester: Nydja Herring, 32, Hit by Alleged Drunk Driver; No Homicide Charges (Streetsblog)
  • Jamaica: Mosa Khatun, 38, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver; No Charges Filed (Streetsblog)
  • Sunset Park: Xiaoci Hu, 75, Struck in Two-Car Crash Crossing 65th Street; No Charges (Streetsblog)
  • Belmont: 53-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Southern Boulevard; No Known Charges (News)
  • Bed-Stuy: Car Wash Worker Killed in Crash While Trying to Move SUV (Post, WABC, News)
  • Richmond Hill: Taxi Driver Ved Wadhwa, 56, Killed After Striking Parked Car (News, TL)
  • East Village: Akkas Ali, 62, Hit Last Summer by Curb-Jumping Alleged Drugged Driver, Dies in Hospital (BB, DNA, News, Gothamist)
  • Oakwood: Vito Colella, 48, Struck by SUV Driver in December, Dies of Injuries (Advance)
  • New Brighton: Felipe Avila, 29, Killed by Driver Who Ran Stop Sign, Smashing Into Car (Advance)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

  • Westchester Village: 6-Year-Old Boy Walking With Sister Hit by School Bus Driver (NY1, DNA)
  • Forest Hills: 85-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured by MTA Bus Driver on Queens Boulevard (DNA)
  • East Harlem: School Bus Driver Hits Woman Crossing Second Avenue and 113th Street (DNA)
  • Midwood: Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
  • East Flatbush: SUV Driver Smashes Through Storefront, Injuring Two Inside (WCBS, WNBC)**
  • Kensington: Fire Truck Driver Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Street (News)
  • Harlem: NYPD Officers Collide, Overturning Vehicle; Two Officers Injured (News)
  • Midtown: Private Garbage Truck Crashes Into Scaffolding Outside Hotel (WABC)**
  • Flatbush: Man Injured by Employee Driving Car in Dealership Showroom (News)
  • Kew Gardens Hills: Vehicle Overturns at Main Street and 75th Street (@NYScanner)
  • Inwood: Alleged Drunk Driver Blows Stop Signs, Crashes in Park; DA Cy Vance Charges DWI Only (DNA)
  • Clifton: Driver Stopped for Tail Light Found to Have Suspended License, Gun, and Drugs (Advance)
  • Greenwich Village: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Police Car Parked on West Side Highway (DNA)
  • Washington Heights: Police Search for Group of Dirt Bikers Who Took Over Broadway (DNA)
  • West Village: Driver Stopped for Failing to Signal Found to Have Suspended License (DNA)

* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway

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