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.
Fatal Crashes (4 killed this week, 48 this year, 5 drivers charged*)
- Bronx: 62-Year-Old Oil Delivery Driver Crushed by His Own Truck (News)
- Bronx: Two Teens Killed, Driver Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Overpass (Post)
- Marine Park: Amanda Marty, 30, Killed After Drunk Driving Boyfriend Flips Car on Belt Parkway; Kareem DuPass Charged With DWI, Manslaughter (News 1, 2)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- Jamaica: CB12 District Manager Riding in Cab Hospitalized By Hit-and-Run (YourNabe)
- Astoria: Man Who Tries Hitting Cop With SUV Arrested While Stuck in Traffic (Post Blotter)
- Tribeca: Two Seriously Injured in Food Truck Explosion Following Collision With SUV (CBS Local, Tribeca Trib, DNAinfo)
- Staten Island: Tractor-Trailer Overturns, Gets Stuck in Toll Booth After Colliding With Dump Truck (Advance)
- Queensboro Bridge: Man Driving Stolen Car Rear-Ends Vehicle, Steals It, Smashes Into Four More Cars (Post)
- Upper East Side: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Unmarked Police Car (Post)
- Bronx: Seven Injured After Driver Plows Into Oncoming Police Cruiser (WSJ)
In the Region, Out of Town
- Newburgh, NY: Mother Drives Minivan Into Hudson, Killing Herself and Three Children (NYT, News, Post)
- Bayonne, NJ: Tennessee Titans Player Kenny Britt Arrested for Driving Away from Cops Who Stopped Him for Speeding (News)
- West Babylon, NY: Driver Killed in Fiery Crash After Losing Control of Car (NBC NY)
- Los Angeles: "Celebrity" DJ Samantha Ronson Injured After Falling Off Bike to Avoid Car (News)
- Suffolk Co.: Video Shows School Buses, Fuel Trucks Speeding Through Red Lights at Red Light Camera Intersections (Suffolk Times)
Following Up
Other News
- Cuomo Dedicated to Getting Unsafe (Commercial Bus) Drivers Off the Roads (News)
- Traffic Congestion May Have Caused Collision Between Jumbo Jet and Commuter Jet at JFK (NBC NY)
- Texas Lawmakers Decide Highest Speed Limit in the Country Isn't High Enough; Vote to Raise It to 85 MPH (NPR)
- "Driving Safety Initiative" Calls on Auto Industry to Reduce Crash Casualties Through Contributions Added to the Sale Price of New Cars (Wheels)
- "Is Car Safety an Oxymoron?" (HuffPo)
- Orthopedic Surgeons' "Decide to Drive" Campaign Latest to Draw Attention to Risks of Distracted Driving (Times)
- Study Reveals What Happens Right Before Teens Crash (PR Newswire)
*Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.
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