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.
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Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 105 this year, 16 drivers charged*)
- South Williamsburg: Cyclist Nicolas Djandji, 24, Killed By SUV Driver; Crash Report Doesn't Match Media Narrative That He Ran a Red (Gothamist, Streetsblog)
- Related: After 8 Months, 10 Cyclists Have Been Killed on NYC Streets This Year (News)
- Riverdale: Antonio Damiano, Jr., 23, Killed in Hit-and-Run While Crossing the Henry Hudson Parkway (Lo Hud)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- UES: Two-Car Crash, Possibly Speeding Related, Causes Van to Flip; Four Injured (DNAinfo)
- UWS: Fiery Multi-Car Crash Leaves Six Injured (DNAinfo)
- Brownsville: Road Rage Incident Escalates Into Driver Beating a Man With a Bat (Post Blotter)
- Willowbrook: Drunk Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Two Parked Cars (Post Blotter)
- South Bronx: Three Men Open Fire, Lead Police on Chase Before Crashing (News)
In the Region, Out of Town
- Aberdeen, NJ: Two-Car Crash Leaves Two Dead, Including a Six-Month-Old, One Child in Critical Condition (Star-Ledger)
- Mattituck, NY: Drunk Driver Pinned in Car After Crossing Lanes and Crashing Into a Tree (Suffolk Times)
- Indiana: SUV Driver Plows Into Horse-Drawn Buggies, Killing Two Amish Children and Injuring Four (News)
- Los Angeles, CA: Actress Reese Witherspoon Hit By 84-Year-Old Driver While Jogging; Won't Press Charges (LA Times)
Following Up
- Driver Who Mowed Down Film Editor Karen Schmeer Sentenced to 5 to 15 Years (Post)
- SI Hit-and-Run Driver Who Ran Down Woman Fixing Her Car Faces Up to 10 Years (Advance)
- Driver in Fatal Chinatown Bus Crash Could Have Obtained Commercial License Even With Criminal Record, Tainted Driving History (Post)
Other News
- Newark, Jersey City Rank Among the Most Dangerous Cities for Driving (Insurance Networking)
- Queens City Councilmember Comrie Pressures DOT to Modify Traffic-Calming Bells (YourNabe)
- IBM's "Global Commuter Pain" Survey Quantifies Traffic Congestion's Emotional Toll (Wheels)
* Based on latest available reports