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 .
Clara Almazo was killed saving her grandson from an oncoming motorist, who then drove away. He later turned himself in and was charged only with leaving the scene. Photo via ##http://www.nydailynews.com/news/staten-island-easter-mass-heroic-grandma-article-1.1058352##News## Clara Almazo was killed saving her grandson from a driver who fled the scene. He later turned himself in and is charged with leaving the scene. Photo: ##http://www.nydailynews.com/news/staten-island-easter-mass-heroic-grandma-article-1.1058352##News## Fatal Crashes (1 killed this week, 47 this year, 4 drivers charged*) Bronxwood: David Oliveras, 18, Struck By SUV Driver While Riding Bike; "No Criminality Suspected" (NBC , DNA ) Blissville: Livery Cab Driver Hits Cyclist; No Charges Expected (Times Ledger , DNA )** West Brighton: Clara Almazo, 57, Killed Saving Grandson from Hit-and-Run Driver (Post )** Arrochar: Motorcyclist Edward Tsimerman, 38, Hit By Driver While Entering SI Expressway (Advance )** Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage St. Albans: Gunshot Victim Crashes Into Parked Vehicles, Dies in Hospital (Post Blotter ) Brooklyn Heights: Two-Car Crash Sends Vehicle Into Restaurant (DNA ) East Flatbush: Two Pedestrians Struck on Brooklyn Avenue (DNA ) Tottenville: Drunk Driver Found With Empty Vodka Bottles, Shot Glasses in Car (Post Blotter ) Chelsea: Two Injured in Four-Car Crash After Driver Allegedly Runs Red; No Arrests (DNA ) UES: Driver Crashes Into Guardrail, Flips Car on FDR Drive (Post ) Maspeth: Minivan Driver Cuts in Front of School Bus, Injuring 12 (DNA ) Kensington: Driver Irate Over Parking Spot Smashes Woman's Car, Leaves Threatening Note (Post Blotter ) NoHo: Jewelry Thieves Lead Police Chase, Get Stuck in Traffic Before Crashing Into Cab (DNA ) West Brighton: Seven Injured in School Bus Crash (DNA ) Belmont: Intoxicated Drivers Stopped By Cops Found With Cocaine, Dagger (News ) Mott Haven: Drunk Driver Attempting to Make Turn Slams Into Concrete Column (Post Blotter ) Glen Oaks: Eight Injured After Driver Rear-Ends School Bus (DNA ) In the Region, Out of Town Yonkers, NY: Livery Cab Passenger Killed in Crash With Tractor-Trailer (LoHud ) Howell, NJ: Car-Dump Truck Crash Leaves 10-Year-Old in Critical Condition (Asbury Park Press ) Kyoto, Japan: Minivan Driver Plows Through Intersection, Killing Self and 7 Pedestrians (News ) Concord, CA: Teen Driver Jumps Curb, Killing Man and 9-Year-Old Daughter Riding Bikes on Sidewalk (NYT ) Los Angeles, CA: Cyclist Injured in Alleged Road Rage Incident (LA Times ) Following Up Three-and-a-Half Year Prison Sentence Expected for Wrong-Way Driver in Fatal LI Expressway Crash (Times Ledger ) SI Driver Who Mowed Down Grandmother Turns Himself In; Lawyer: Victim's Death "Not the Issue" (Advance ) Firefighter Avoids Jail Time for Hit-and-Run That Killed Brooklyn Pedestrian (News ) LI Teen Who Ran Down 69-Year-Old Doctor Expected to Receive Three to Nine Year Sentence (Post ) *Based on latest available reports **As these crashes occurred prior to last Friday, they are not reflected in the weekly figure .