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 (6 Killed This Week, 37 This Year; 0 Drivers Charged*)
East Harlem: Amar Diarrassouba, 6, Killed By Truck Driver While Walking to School (Streetsblog)
Related: Cy Vance Mulling Criminal Charges Against Crossing Guard, Not Against the Trucker (Post)
Cobble Hill: Martha Atwater, 48, Struck By Curb-Jumping SUV Driver; No Criminality (Streetsblog, DNA, News, Gothamist, Post 1, 2, 3)**
Richmond Hill: John Eberling, 76, Killed By Drunk Driver While Crossing Jamaica Ave. (Post)
Kips Bay: Driver Backs Out of Parking Spot Into Cabbie, Who Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on Sidewalk; No Criminality (Streetsblog, DNA, Post, News, NY1)**
The mayor's reported pick to run the city Law Department is former deputy mayor under Rudy Giuliani and notorious foe of bike lanes and congestion pricing.