The Weekly Carnage

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

Fatal Crashes (8 Killed This Week, 20 Killed This Year*, 4 Drivers Charged**)

• Manhattan, Queens: Toddler Injured, Harlem Man Killed in Separate Hit-and-Runs (News, Post)
• Bronx: Tow Truck Driver Hit on Cross Bronx Expressway; Charges Pending (Newsday)
• Holtsville, LI: Man Crashes on LIE, Fatally Struck While Carrying Son to Shoulder (Newsday)
• Syosset, LI: Teenager Dead in Single-Car Crash; Teen Driver Injured (Newsday)
• Brentwood, LI: DWI Charged in Collision That Killed 98-Year-Old WWII Vet (Newsday)
• Newark: Pedestrian Decapitated in Hit-and-Run (NJ.com)
• Orange, CT: Two Teens Killed in Collision With Police Officer (CT Post)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Manhattan: Actor Robin Pattinson Runs From Fans, “Grazed” by Taxi (News)
• Queens: Teen Throws Coconut, Threatens Another Driver With Knife (YourNabe)
• Staten Island: Part of Man’s Ear Cut Off in Fight Over Old Car Crash (Post, Fifth Item)
• Hoboken: Elderly Man Hit by Curb-Jumping Cab Driver (NJ.com)
• Jersey City: Perp Sought in Latest Hit-and-Run; “This Has to Stop,” Says Police Chief (Newsday)
• Brentwood, LI: Officer Injured in Collision With Unlicensed Driver (Newsday)
• Fairfield: State Rep. Runs Over 11-Year-Old Daughter in Driveway (CT Post)
• Danbury, CT: Man Careens Through Parking Lot at Up to 100 MPH, Hits Five Cars (CT Post)
• Brewster, NY: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Off-Duty Police Officer (LoHud)
• Kent, NY: Man Rams Girlfriend’s Car After Cell Phone Argument (LoHud)
• Peekskill: Man Injured in Single-Car Crash (LoHud)

Following Up

Photo: Brad Aaron

• Manhattan: Hell’s Kitchen Memorial Marchers Call for Safer Streets, Prosecutions (Streetsblog, News)
• Manhattan: Driver Accused of Hitting Central Park Cyclist Charged With Leaving Scene (Gawker)
• Brewster, NY: Immigration Eclipsing DWI as Issue in Mother-Daughter Ped Deaths (LoHud)
• Related: Jersey Barriers to Be Installed at Brewster Crash Site (LoHud)
• New Haven: Man Gets Eight Months for Killing Friend in DWI Crash (AP/CT Post)
• Belmar, NJ: Driver Gets Maximum Sentence of 30 Days for DWI Pedestrian Death (SI Advance)
• Glastonbury, CT: Town Councilwoman Sorry for Threatening Cops During DWI Stop (Newsday)
• Poughkeepsie: DWI Driver Gets 1-3 Years for Cyclist Death; Prosecutor Laments Weak Laws (LoHud)

Out of Town

• Miami, FL: NFL Receiver Donte’ Stallworth Gets 30 Days for DWI Killing (AP)
• Related: League Suspends Stallworth Indefinitely for “Inexcusable” Act (AP/CT Post)
• Boston: Airport Worker Nearly Collides With Plane; Officials Pull Cell Phone Records (Newsday)
• Detroit: Women Flee IHOP Without Paying, Drive Into Building (Newsday)
• Seoul, South Korea: Drunk Driver Hits 10-Year-Old, Shoots Him Dead to Hide Crime (Newsday)

Trends

• Motor Vehicles Kill More NYC Children Than Any Other Cause (Streetsblog)
• WHO: Traffic Crashes Ninth Leading Cause of Death Worldwide, and Climbing (NYT)
• Suffolk County Votes to Install Its First Red Light Cams (Newsday)
• Suffolk Police Offer Teen Driving Course (Newsday)
• Psychologists Give Advice on Controlling Road Rage (News)

* Since the week of June 8
** Drivers charged for deaths since the week of June 8, based on latest available reports