The Weekly Carnage

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

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Gothamist Newsmap: Unidentified Pedestrian Struck Near Bellevue Hospital
• Mill Basin, BK: SUV Collision That Injured 12-Year-Old Ruled "Terrible Accident" (News 1, 2, YourNabe)
• W. Village: Driver Crashes Into Gray's Papaya; 3 Reported Injured (Villager)
• Forest Hills: Man Crashes Into Queens Synagogue, Blames His Toyota (News, Post)
• Tottenville, SI: Car Overturned After Collision With City Bus (Advance)
• Overturned Vehicle Blocks Goethals Bridge (Advance)
• Chelsea: Postal Service Semi Wedged Under Overpass (Gothamist)
• SI: DWI Arrests in Ward Hill, Mariners Harbor (Post [Blotter], Advance)

Following Up

• Long Island City: Memorial Dinner to Benefit Family of Frank Justich (News)
• SI: DA Dan Donovan Joins Cops, Other Electeds for Hylan Boulevard Safety Summit (NY1)

In the Region, Out of Town

• Pelham Manor, NY: Man Tries to Run Down Cop After Wrong-Way Stop (AP)
• Newark: Driver Fleeing Crash Steals, Wrecks PA Police Cruiser (AP)
• Fairfield, NJ: Off-Duty Cop Shot After "Road Rage Incident" (WINS)
• Miami, FL: Bail Revoked for Accused DWI Killer Carlos Bertonatti (New Times)
• Sacramento: Witness Snatches Keys From Driver During Attempted Cyclist Hit-and-Run (TBL)
• Vancouver, BC: Woman in Wheelchair Hit by Olympic Staffer (AP)
• Son of Maple Leafs, Olympic Hockey GM Killed Along With Friend in Indiana Crash (AP)

Other News

• Council Member Jessica Lappin Proposes City Office of Street Safety (Streetsblog)
• Bob Mionske: Vulnerable User Laws a First Step Toward True Traffic Justice (Streetsblog)
• Related: Strict Liability Helps Keep European Streets Sane and Civil (Streetsblog)
• Midtown: "Stray Voltage" Shocks Five Herald Square Pedestrians (Post, NY1)
• Bloomberg Pulls City-Owned Priuses Off the Streets, Looks to Do Same for Cabs (WINS)
• Toyota Inquiry Broadens to Include NHTSA Probe (NYT)
• With 100 U.S. Traffic Deaths Per Day, Sticky Gas Pedals Are the Least of It (AOL, LA Bikes)
• Ray LaHood Will Talk to Carmakers About Factory-Installed Driver Distractions (Detroit News)