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.

• Queens: Pedestrian Left Unidentifiable in Flushing Hit-Run (Post, News)
• Newark: Pregnant Woman Dies in One-Car Crash (NJ.com)
• Linden, NJ: 19-Year-Old Killed in Collision With NJ Transit Bus (NJ.com)
• Danbury, CT: Two-Year-Old Run Down by SUV in Driveway (LoHud)
• Stamford: Man Charged With Manslaughter in Pedestrian Death (CT Post)
• Related: Driver Had History of Driving Drunk (CT Post)
• Ramapo, NY: Tractor-Trailer Plunges From Overpass, Killing Driver (LoHud)
• Brentwood, LI: Teen Dies, Brother Injured When Car Hits Tree, Parked Car (Newsday)
• Centereach, LI: Man Fatally Shoots Himself After Hitting Two Cars (Newsday)
• Mahopac Falls, NY: Nine Months After Falling Off Truck, Firefighter Dies From Injuries (LoHud)

Photo: Gothamist

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Manhattan: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Charged in June DWI Ped Collision (News 1, 2)
• Related: According to Paul Browne, NYPD an Open Book on Traffic Crashes (Streetsblog)
• Manhattan: Cabbie Injures 4 Peds, Blames Phantom Truck; No Charges (News, Post)
• Staten Island: Rollerblader Critical After Hylan Blvd. Collision With Truck (SI Advance 1, 2)
• Staten Island: NYPD-Involved Crash on Hylan (SI Advance)
• Staten Island: Peds, Cyclists, Drivers Dodge Unlicensed Teen in Police Chase (SI Advance)
• Queens: Pedestrian Arrested in NYPD Altercation; Drunk Driver Charged After Assault (Post)
• Newark: Off-Duty Cop Critical Following Motorcycle Crash (NJ.com)
• Hoboken: Light Rail Train Hits Garbage Truck When Driver Runs Light (NJ.com)
• Jersey City: Man on Two-Day Coke Binge Hits Parked Car, Utility Pole, House (NJ.com)
• Bridgeport, CT: Two NY Men Arrested After 100 MPH Police Chase (CT Post)
• Shelton, CT: Officer Responding to Mugging Flips Cruiser (CT Post)
• Rockland County, NY: Three Moms Arrested for Driving Drunk With Kids in Car (LoHud)
• Linden, NJ: Two Alcohol-Involved Crashes in Five Days at Same Intersection (NJ.com)
• Bound Brook, NJ: Rescue Squad Volunteer Ticketed for Actions at Crash Site (NJ.com)
• Peekskill: Pedestrian Hit While Crossing Street in Critical Condition (LoHud)
• Mt. Vernon: Council Candidate Sees Political Conspiracy in Fraudulent License Arrest (LoHud)
• Yorktown, NY: Man Arrested for Slamming Woman’s Head Against Car (LoHud)
• Mamaroneck: State Trooper Hurt in Two-Car Collision (LoHud)
• Bay Shore, LI: Driver, 18, Arrested After DWI Crash Sends Second Driver, 19, to Hospital (Newsday)
• Lake Grove, LI: Driver Hospitalized, Arrested After Crashing Into House (Newsday)
• Suffolk Co.: Two Motorcyclists Injured in Separate Crashes (Newsday)
• Pelham Manor, NY: Motorcyclist Critical After Rear-Ending Car (LoHud)

Following Up 

• Greenwich, CT: Bereaved Families Frustrated With Lenient DWI Sentences (CT Post)
• Milford, CT: Questions Surround Police-Involved Crash That Killed Two (CT Post)
• Pearl River, NY: Family, Friends of Hit-Run Victim Raise $16K for Case (LoHud)
• Brewster, NY: Anti-Immigrant Rage Dominates Anniversary of Mother-Daughter Ped Deaths (LoHud)
• Port Washington, LI: Woman Gets 2-6 Years for Killing Friend in DWI Wreck (Newsday)
• Enfield, CT: Passenger Charged in Fatal Missing-Driver Crash (Newsday)
• Stratford, CT: Controversy Erupts Over Crash Caused by Officer’s Seizure (CT Post)

Out of Town

• Jamesville, NY: Off-Duty State Trooper Killed Riding Bike (Newsday)
• Catskill, NY: Man Trying to Help at Crash Site Falls to His Death (LoHud)
• Virginia Beach: Former Buffalo Bill Bruce Smith Convicted of DWI (AP)
• Camden, NJ: Campbell’s Soup CEO Hurt in Jersey Turnpike Wreck (AP, NJ.com)
• Canton Twp, MI: Five Die When Driver Tries to Beat Amtrak Train (AP)
• Mendocino Co., CA: Woman Hits Caltrans Worker, Says He Should Have Moved (S’blog SF)
• Bellevue, WA: Crash Ends With Knife in Car’s Bumper (KCPQ)
• El Segundo, CA: “Three’s Company” Actress Joyce DeWitt Arrested for DUI (AP)
• Toronto: Poison Band Members Uninjured in Tour Bus Collision (LA Times)
• Milford, MI: Man Convicted in Billy Martin Crash Dies of Cancer (NYT)

Trends

• Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack Talks Traffic Justice (Streetsblog)
• New Jersey: Pedestrian Death Spike Blamed on Everything But Drivers (AP)
• New Jersey: MADD, Officials Peeved Over Turnpike-Themed Beer (AP)
• Bethel, CT: Woman Campaigns for Motorcycle Helmet Law (CT Post)
• California Supreme Court Opens Door to Breathalyzer Challenges (AP)
• Hybrid Cars May Be Made Louder to Alert Peds to Their Presence (Green Inc.)
• Star of Future Carnage Headlines: The New Chevrolet Camaro (NYT)

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