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.
1:50 PM EDT on August 16, 2013
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 (10 Killed This Week; 129 This Year; 10 Drivers Charged*)
- Dongan Hills: Kyrillos Gendy, 5, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver; Sister and Mother Injured; Driver Charged With Leaving the Scene (Streetsblog, News)
- Jackson Heights: Manuel Campoverde, 25, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver (News, WABC, DNA)
- Sunnyside: 50-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck by Motorcyclist Near Queens Boulevard (DNA, News)
- Meadowmere: Kenneth Yard, 65, Struck by MTA Bus Driver on Rockaway Boulevard (Streetsblog)
- Cypress Hills: Eric Zaman, 25, Crashes Motorcycle Into Parked Car on Jamaica Avenue (DNA)
- Coney Island: 43-Year-Old Driver Thrown From SUV After Crashing Into Q Train Beam (DNA)
- Sea Gate: Phil Mendola, 61, Crashes SUV Into Home (WABC, WCBS, WNBC, News)**
- Glendale: 29-Year-Old Motorcyclist Crashes on Woodhaven Boulevard (DNA)
- Greenpoint: Jakub Kizer, 18, Dies After Slamming Motorcycle Into Vehicle (DNA)
- Sunset Park: Jefferey Martinez, 22, Crashes Motorcycle on Gowanus Expressway (DNA)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Clinton Hill: 12-Year-Old Girl Suffers Cardiac Arrest When Driver Hits Her; No Arrests (DNA)
- Flatbush: Child Struck, Seriously Injured by Tractor Trailer Driver (@NYScanner)
- Sunset Park: Ambulance Flips at Third Avenue and 61st Street (@NYScanner)
- Kips Bay: Motorcyclist Crashes on FDR Drive (@NYScanner)
- Sunset Park: Cops Arrest Man Driving Stolen Car With Suspended Driver’s License (Post Blotter)
- Westerleigh: Corrections Officer Found Passed Out Drunk With Children, Ages 2 and 6, in Car (Advance)
*Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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