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.
St. Albans: "Obsessed" Car Owner Kills Would-Be Thief; No Charges Filed (NYT, News, Post 1, 2)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
Englewood, NJ: City TV Reporter Filing Toyota Story Hit Crossing Street (News)
Mariners Harbor: Suspected Thieves Crash Car During Police Pursuit (Advance)
SI: Five Arrested for DWI Last Weekend; 1 in Crash, 1 With 14 License Suspensions (Advance)
Great Kills: Sanitation Crew Hits SUV, Leaves Scene (Advance)
St. Albans: Woman Arraigned for Claiming Car Was Stolen After Attempted Hit-and-Run (YN)
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.