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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

2:21 PM EDT on May 7, 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.

A six-year-old boy was hit by a driver while on the way to school this morning at Avenue J and E. 32nd Street in Brooklyn. He was hospitalized in critical condition. 1010 WINS reports that the driver “has not been charged.” Image: Google Maps

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

Developing: Six-Year-Old Boy Hit in Flatlands, in Critical Condition; No Charges (WINS)
Long Island City: Driver Hits Pedestrian, Chased Down by Other Motorists (Post)
Cypress Hills: “Chuckling” Sociopath Intentionally Runs Man Down Over Parking Spat (Post Blotter)
Stolen, Abandoned U-Haul Truck Shuts Down RFK Bridge (News)
Manhattan Beach: 5 Injured in Four Crashes on Chaotic Oriental Boulevard (Post)
Elmhurst: Unlicensed Former Monserrate Aide Arrested After Cursing Officer (NYT, News, Post)
Sheepshead Bay: Two-Year-Old Left in Parked School Bus (News)
Huguenot: 3 Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash (Advance)

Following Up

Killer of Roxane Murano Ticketed for Failure to Yield, Arraigned on Misdemeanor AUO (Advance)
Improvements Continue on Tottenville Street Where Janine Brawer Was Fatally Injured (Advance)
Plea Deal for Recidivist Drunk Driver Reduces Possible Four-Year Sentence to Five Days (Advance)
Man Gets Six Months for Killing Passenger in 2008 DWI Crash on SI Expressway (Advance)
Bulls Head: Woman Sues City Over Collision With NYPD Officer (Advance)

In the Region, Out of Town

Miller Place: Drugged Driver Fatally Wounds Cyclist, Hits Second Vehicle Leaving Scene (Newsday)
Bronxville: Police Aren’t Talking About Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Municipal Lot (LoHud)
Nassau Co. Deputy Attorney Killed in Collision With Car Thief (WCBS)
Pearl River: Boy, 15, Loses Leg in One-Car Crash (LoHud 1, 2)
East Hills: Chain-Reaction DWI Crash Kills Motorcyclist (WPIX)
Jersey Interstate Collision Involving Brooklyn-Bound Charter Bus Kills 1, Injures 12 (AP)
Moriches: Woman Sues Widow of John Gotti Over 2009 Crash (Post)
Hofstra Hoops Coach Resigns Following DWI Arrest (NYT)
Atlanta: Car Thief Fleeing Police Rams SUV Into Barber Shop, Injuring 5 (AP)

Other News

TA Finds Cyclist Injuries Down for Fifth Straight Year (Streetsblog, WSJ)
Springfield Gardens: Terrorized Residents Seek Protection From Speeding Drivers (News)
Congress Considers New Rules Mandating Data Recorders, Cars That Stop (NYT)
New Jersey Lawmakers, “Youth Advocates” Target Teen Driver Decal Law (AP)
Traffic Ticket Lawyer Bankrolls Effort to Ban Houston Red Light Cams (Chron)
Cyclist, Driver Contemplates America’s Willingness to Trade Life for Automobility (BikingInLA)

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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