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 (4 Killed This Week; 58 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)
- Richmond Hill: Oscar Pauzhi, 54, Struck on Atlantic Avenue; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Woodhaven: William Guevara-Delgado, 26, Killed by Box Truck Driver Crossing Atlantic Avenue (Streetsblog)
- Pelham Gardens: Perla Reyes, 26, Killed After Car She Was Riding in Flipped, Struck Tree (News)
- Bayside: 22-Year-Old Driver Killed in Crash Into Ramp Wall on Long Island Expressway (TL)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Inwood: MTA Bus Driver Hits Pedestrian on Broadway (DNA)
- East Village: Driver Slams Into Hardware Storefront, Injuring Two (DNA)**
- Jamaica: Pedestrian Struck by MTA Bus Driver; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Marine Park: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Jamaica: Man May Lose Legs After Driver at JFK Knocks Concrete Barrier Onto Him (Post)
- Clason Point: Pedestrian Seriously Injured at White Plains Road and Lacombe Avenue; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Borough Park: 65-Year-Old Woman Struck by Garbage Truck Driver (@NYScanner)
- St. Albans: NYPD Driver Hits Motorcyclist, Throwing Him Under Vehicle; Claims Sirens Were on, Contrary to Witness Accounts (News, Post)
- East Harlem: Charges Expected After Unlicensed Driver Drags Cop in Attempt to Flee Checkpoint (News, Post)
- Jackson Heights: Off-Duty Cop Arrested for DWI (TL)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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