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 (1 Killed This Week, 61 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)

• Harlem: Taja Johnson, 21, Struck, Possibly Dragged by Unlicensed Livery Cab Driver; Driver Charged With Leaving the Scene (Post, DNA)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Mott Haven: 85-Year-Old Injures Four Pedestrians on Sidewalk; No Criminality (Gothamist, NY1, Post)**
• University Heights: Motorcyclist Hits, Injures Bicyclist (DNA)
• Williamsburg: Pedestrian Hit on Sidewalk by Driver “Trying to Avoid Traffic” (NY1, @NYScanner)**
• Borough Park: Child Struck by Motorcyclist (@NYScanner)
• Clifton: Pedestrian’s Legs Crushed, Second Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run (Advance)
• Boerum Hill: 13-Year-Old Boy Hit at Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue (DNA)
• Fort Greene: Cyclist Injured by Unmarked Police Cruiser Billed $1,263 for Car Repairs (Post)
• Flatbush: Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian at Ocean Parkway (News)
• Hell’s Kitchen: Tow Truck Bursts Into Flames (Post)
• Midtown: Garbage Truck Driver Crashes Into Scaffolding (@NYScanner)
• East Flatbush: Motorcyclist Struck, Possibly Killed in Crash (@NYScanner)

In the Region, Out of Town