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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.

By Brad Aaron

12:35 PM EST on February 12, 2010

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)

Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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