The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.

By Summer Greenstein

2:37 PM EST on February 4, 2011

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence 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

East Harlem: Driver Hits Pedestrian at E. 120th Street, Victim in Critical Condition (DNAinfo)
Midtown: Drunk Driver Hits Delivery Cyclist, Flees Scene, Charged With Vehic Assault (News, Post 1, 2, DNAinfo)
Crown Heights: Marine’s SUV Incinerated in Manhole Explosion (News, Post)
Parkchester: Man Crashes Van, Charged with Driving Under the Influence (Post Blotter)
Staten Island: Two Drivers Caught Sleeping at the Wheel Among Five Charged With DWI (Advance)
Lower Manhattan: Off-Duty Firefighter Arrested for Drunk Driving (DNAinfo)
Manhattan: Woman Threatened by Driver Throws Herself from Speeding Cab: Lawsuit (News, Post)
Queens: On-Duty TEA Driving Drunk in Sunnyside; SI: Two Arrested for Drunk Driving (Post Blotter)
Bay Ridge: Driver Assaulted by Double-Parker After Honking (Brooklyn Paper Blotter)
Bronx: Two Girls Left in Idling Car Collapse from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (NYT)
Upper East Side: Three Cabs Catch Fire, One Explodes (Post)
Staten Island: Drug Suspect Hits Cop With Car in Shopping Plaza Parking Lot (Post)

In the Region, Out of Town

Bronx Truck Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit-and-Run Outside Philadelphia (Post)
SI Tour Bus Drivers Charged with Driving Drunk While Dropping Students at Vermont Ski Resort (AP)
Stamford, CT: School Bus Bursts into Flames; No Injuries (Advocate)
Hamilton, NJ: Pickup Truck Driver Hits 13-Year-Old Girl, Flees Scene (Times of Trenton)
Pine Beach, NJ: Driver, Two Passengers Killed After Crashing Into Elementary School (ABC, NJ Ledger)
Weehawken, NJ: Four Injured in Multi-Car Crash Near Lincoln Tunnel (ABC Local)
Chatham, NJ: Driver Runs Red Light, Crashes BMW; Issued Summons for Careless Driving (Indy Press)
Milford, NJ: Driver Critically Injured after Car Hits Snowbank and Flips (Star-Ledger)

Following Up

DA Vance Explains Vehicular Manslaughter Investigation, Limits of New Vulnerable User Laws (Streetsblog)
Woman Who Fatally Doored Jasmine Herron Indicted for Leaving the Scene (Post, News)
Bronx Jury Convicts Driver for Fatal Shooting Over Minor Car Crash (News)
LIC Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty to Felony Manslaughter (YourNabe)

Other News

Study: Red-Light Cameras Could Save Lives (Wheels)
Rising Gas Prices No Deterrent to Sales of Big Vehicles in January (Times)
Gadgets Can Combat Distracted Driving? (MSNBC)
Auto Insurers Want Real-Time Info About Customer Driving Habits (WSJ)

Summer Greenstein

The Weekly Carnage

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