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.
12-Year-Old Dashane Santana was fatally struck by a van driver while she was crossing Delancey Street at Clinton Street. The driver remained at the scene and is not expected to face charges. Photo via ##http://www.dnainfo.com/20120113/lower-east-side-east-village/teen-girl-struck-killed-on-delancey-street-near-williamsburg-bridge##DNAinfo##
Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 9 this year, 3 drivers charged*)
LES: Dashane Santana, 12, Struck Twice by Van Driver While Crossing Delancey; No Charges Expected (Post, Gothamist)
Kew Gardens Hills: Passenger Beatrice Perlitsh, 82, Killed in Two-Car Crash; "No Criminality Suspected" (DNAinfo, Times Ledger)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
Harlem: Crash That Injured Motorist Blamed on Icy Roads (DNAinfo)
Bensonhurst: MTA Bus Driver Hits Two Pedestrians, Trapping One Underneath (DNAinfo)
St. Albans: Driver Seriously Injured After Crashing and Flipping SUV; "No Criminality Suspected" (Post)
Bayside: At Least One Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash (Times Ledger)
Attendees of the E-Vehicle Safety Alliance's latest meeting castigated a Transportation Bureau deputy inspector for saying that delivery workers are responsive to safety issues.