The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
2:27 PM EDT on August 23, 2013
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week; 132 This Year; 10 Drivers Charged*)
- Howard Beach: Cyclist Gary Zammett Sr. Killed at Intersection Where Residents Say Drivers Run Stop Signs; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Washington Heights: Jhonn Carlos Fernandez, 35, Struck by Motorcyclist; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Soho: Larry Olavarria, 32, Crashes Motorcycle Into Minivan on West Houston (DNA)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Midtown: Cab Driver Rams Cyclist, Jumps Curb and Severs 23-Year-Old Woman’s Foot; Driver Issued Summons for “Unauthorized Use” (Streetsblog 1, 2)**
- Midtown: Cab Driver Hospitalized After Jumping Curb, Plowing Into Scaffolding on Sixth Avenue (DNA)**
- UES: Mini-Bus Driver Critically Injures Woman, 95, Crossing East 86th Street (Streetsblog)
- Prospect Heights: Driver Trying to Beat Yellow Light Seriously Injures Teen on Eastern Parkway (Post)
- Rossville: Man Struck, Critically Injured by Tractor Trailer Driver on West Shore Parkway (Advance)
- Woodside: Driver, Passenger Injured in Crash That Split Car in Two (WABC)**
- Soho: Cab Driver and Police Collide at Broadway and Spring; Seven Injured (Post)
- Queens Village: Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Dragging Officer (News)
- East New York: Police Pursuit of Drunk Driver Ends in Multi-Car Crash, Injuring Seven (DNA)
- Astoria: Fleeing Robbery Suspect Injures Cop in Hit-and-Run (NYT, News, WCBS, WNBC, Fox 5)
- Graniteville: Driver With More Than Twice the Legal BAC Arrested After Crashing Into Vehicle (Advance)
- Stapleton: Dump Truck Driver Injured When Vehicle Overturns in Intersection (Advance)
*Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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