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 (2 killed this week, 64 this year, 7 drivers charged*)
- Manhattan: Marine Steve Jorgenson, 22, Killed Crossing West Side Highway on His First Night in NYC for Fleet Week; No Charges (News, NY1)
- Woodside: Drunk Driver Strikes Shenyu Chin, 62, Walking Across Roosevelt Avenue (Sunnyside Post)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- UWS: Three Injured in Taxi-Ambulance Collision (DNAinfo)
- UWS: Taxi Driver Slams Into Bus on Central Park West; Three Injured (Gothamist)
- Forest Hills: SUV Driver Smashes Into Rite Aid, Injures Two Cashiers (Post)
- Far Rockaway: Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Leaves Teen in Critical Condition (Post)
- Prospect Heights: Collision With Ambulance Sends U-Haul Driver Crashing Into Parked Cars, Building (Prospect Heights Patch)
- Bensonhurst: Hit-and-Run Driver Injures Pedestrian (Post)
- East Village: Children Hurt After Their School Bus Driver Goes Over a Speed Bump Too Fast (DNAinfo)
- East New York: Driver Tries Running Scooter Cop Off the Road, Arrested for Reckless Driving (Post Blotter)
In the Region, Out of Town
- Syracuse, NY: Driver in Fatal Head-On Road Rage Crash Sentenced to Prison (WSJ)
- Riverhead, NY: Cop Pulls Driver From Burning Car Following Police Chase Crash (NBC NY)
- Lakehurst, NJ: Rear-End Crash Sends Staten Island Man to Hospital (Asbury Park Press)
- Lakewood, NJ: Teen Dies from Injuries After Being Trapped by Overturned Bus (AP)
Following Up
Other News
*Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.
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