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.
Fatal Crashes (1 killed this week, 20 this year, 3 drivers charged*)
Sheepshead Bay: Devon Burgess, 23, Killed After Car Slams Into Utility Pole Off Belt Parkway; Three Others Injured (News)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
Great Kills: Teen Hurt in Hit-and-Run Walking on Street Without Sidewalks (Advance)
Manhattan: Police Officer Injured After Crashing Scooter into Utility Pole in Central Park (DNAinfo)
Union Square: Drunk Passenger Steals Cab, Drives Wrong Way Before Crashing (News, NYT, Post)
Seamus Byrne was killed crossing the street in Smithtown, LI. Photo via ##http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/02/28/2011-02-28_he_survives_afghan_war_killed_on_li.html##Daily News##
In the Region, Out of Town
Islandia, NY: Drag Racers Trying to Escape Police Drive 145 MPH, Crash Into Gas Station Off Long Island Expressway (CBSLocal, News)
ALBANY — “They are putting every barrier in our way to not have to face us directly and look us in the eye and then make an unconscionable decision. This is Albany at its worst,” said Amy Cohen.