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, 21 this year, 3 drivers charged*)
Staten Island: Eric Perry, 51, Killed After Fire Truck Responding to Burning Car Runs Red, Collides With Van; 3 Critically Injured (CBS Local, City Room, News)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
Manhattan Man First To Be Charged Under NY DWI Interlock Device Law (Post, YourNabe)
Gothamist Newsmap: 3 Unidentified Pedestrians Struck Since March 10 (Gothamist)
Queens: Man Accused of Plotting Suicide Bomb Attack in Subway Tries to Kill With Car Instead (Post)
Dongan Hills, SI: Several Injured in Multi-Car Crash (Advance)
Queens: Two Drivers Box In Out-of-Control Motorist on Grand Central Parkway (News)
Midtown: Taxi Driver Rejects Fares and Runs Them Over, Critically Injuring One (NYT, News, DNAinfo)
Crown Heights: Motorist Crashes Into McDonald’s Window and Play Space; No Charges (Post)
Athony Loreto was critically injured by a cab driver after a dispute. Photo via ##http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/03/07/2011-03-07_cabbie_nixes_bx_trip_runs_down_fares.html##Daily News##
In the Region, Out of Town
Westport, CT: Driver Crashes Into Storefront, Blames Stuck Gas Pedal (CBS Local)
Jersey City: 6-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Hit-and-Run (Jersey Journal)
Suffolk, LI: Teen Injured in LI Expressway Crash Charged With Driving While Impaired By Drugs (Newsday)
Franklin Township: Driver Critically Injured When Ejected from Car After Losing Control (News of Cumberland County)
A petition drive by Bronx bus riders calls out the institutions for boosting transit on their websites, but then trying to undermine it in the real world.
Kareem found out the hard way that his Craigslist gig delivering temp tags was illegal. Now he's exposing the operation that employed him, revealing clues about his anonymous bosses that all trace back to the same place.
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.