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.

Gedalya Grinzaid was crossing a street in Crown Heights when he was fatally hit by a Department of Sanitation truck driver. No charges were filed. Photo: ##http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140223/crown-heights/25-year-old-struck-killed-by-nyc-sanitation-truck##DNAinfo##
Gedalya Grinzaid was crossing a street in Crown Heights, in a crosswalk with the signal, when he was fatally hit by a Department of Sanitation truck driver. No charges were filed. Photo: ##http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140223/crown-heights/25-year-old-struck-killed-by-nyc-sanitation-truck##DNAinfo##

Fatal Crashes (5 Killed Since Feb. 14; 31 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)

  • Crown Heights: Gedalya Grinzaid, 25, Struck by Department of Sanitation Truck Driver in Crosswalk; No Charges or Summonses (Streetsblog)
  • Jamaica: Kaneez Hussein, 73, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Found to Have Suspended License (Post, TL)
  • Jamaica: Man Struck by JFK Shuttle Driver While Attempting to Cross Van Wyck Expressway (Post, DNA)
  • Flushing: Two Killed on Long Island Expressway After Car Veered Off Road, Crashed Into Tree (Post, TL)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

  • LES: 63-Year-Old Man Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver; CIS Investigating (DNA)
  • Midtown: Woman Injured in Cab-Sedan Collision (DNA)
  • Jamaica: 16 Injured When MTA Bus Driver Rear-Ends Second Bus (WABC)
  • UWS: Unlicensed Driver Found Passed Out Drunk in Car, Tries to Bribe Cops (Post)
  • West Brighton: Six Injured in Two-Car Crash That Downed Utility Pole (Advance)**
  • Rosedale: Two Drivers Seriously Injured in Head-On Crash (TL)
  • Borough Park: Two Pinned in Crash Involving Ambulance (@NYScanner)
  • SI Expressway: Driver Injured After Flipping Car (Advance)
  • Great Kills: Two-Car Crash Leaves Vehicle Overturned and Topples Hydrant (Advance)
  • Goethals Bridge: Truck Driver Stopped for Infractions Found to Have Revoked License (Post Blotter)
  • Fort Wadsworth: Unlicensed Driver Arrested With BAC of Three Times the Legal Limit (Post Blotter)
  • Lower Manhattan: Speeding Driver Arrested After Ignoring Cop’s Order to Stop (Post Blotter)
  • St. George: Unlicensed Driver Leaves Kids in Back of Moving Vehicle to Flee Stop (Post Blotter)

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

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 21 This Year; No Drivers Charged*) Jackson Heights: Martha Tibillin-Guamug, 25, Struck by MTA Bus Driver (Streetsblog) Brighton Beach: Stanislav Chernyshov, […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 43 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*) East Village: Lisa Julian, 47, Struck by SUV Driver Near Cooper Square (Streetsblog) Crown […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (5 Killed Since Aug. 15; 127 This Year*) Midwood: 62-Year-Old Man Struck by SUV Driver While Crossing Avenue P (DNA) East Harlem: Jerrison […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 194 This Year*) Jamaica Estates: Ignascio Andal, 84, Hit by 17-Year-Old on Street Without Sidewalks (Streetsblog) East Flatbush: Joan Hale, […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (5 Killed This Week; 95 This Year; 5 Drivers Charged*) Sunset Park: Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Truck Driver; Post Rules Crash […]

The Weekly Carnage

By Summer Greenstein |
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. Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 177 This Year; 15 Drivers Charged*) Fort Greene: Lucian Merryweather, 9, Struck on Sidewalk by Driver Who Also Hit […]