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.
Fatal Crashes (5 Killed This Week; 132 This Year*)
- UES: Woman, 58, Hit in Crosswalk by Turning Cab Driver; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- LES: Shu Fan Huang, 82, Struck Along With Two Other Pedestrians, Dies From Injuries; NYPD, Media Say Victims Were Crossing Against the Light; No Charges (DNA, Lo-Down)
- Jamaica: 53-Year-Old Man Struck Crossing Liberty Avenue; No Charges (NY1, TL, WABC)
- Whitestone: 49-Year-Old Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike on Whitestone Expressway (Queens Courier)
- Lincoln Tunnel: 1 Killed, 2 Injured When Speeding Driver Causes 3-Vehicle Collision (WCBS)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Cobble Hill: Livery Cab Driver Jumps Atlantic Ave. Curb, Crushes Woman’s Leg (DNA, Post, Bklyn Paper)**
- East Harlem: Unlicensed Minivan Driver Critically Injures 66-Year-Old Woman (DNA, Post, News)
- Norwood: Van Driver Hits 47-Year-Old Cyclist; “Driver Did Not Appear to Be at Fault” (Post Blotter)
- Washington Heights: Teen Who Killed Ariel Russo Drags Cop During Traffic Stop (NYT, News, Post)
- Flatiron District: Pedestrian Seriously Injured at Park Avenue and E. 23rd; CIS Requested (NYScanner)
- Maspeth: MTA Bus Driver Strikes Elderly Man; No Charges (WNBC)
- Parkchester: Pedestrian Struck at Cross Bronx Expressway and Rosedale Avenue (NYScanner)
- Morningside Heights: Drivers Collide at 120th and Amsterdam; 1 Hospitalized (Spectator)
- Brighton Heights: NYPD Cruiser and Driver Collide, Crashing Through House Fence (Advance)**
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing Into Concrete Barrier (Post Blotter)
- Outerbridge Crossing: Alleged Drunk DSNY Worker Causes Three-Vehicle Crash (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway