Carnage

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.

By Summer Greenstein

2:38 PM EDT on September 27, 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 (5 Killed This Week; 156 This Year; 11 Drivers Charged*)

Sunset Park: Kiko Shao, 5, Struck by SUV Driver; No Charges (Streetsblog)
College Point: Michael Munoz, 42, Hit by Driver Who Jumped Curb; No Charges (Streetsblog)**
Forest Hills: Nisath Hossain, 58, Killed Crossing Queens Boulevard in Hit-and-Run (Streetsblog)
Sunnyside: Alexander Ciszewski, 18, Hit by Driver While Skateboarding (DNA, News)
Parkchester: Driver Rear-Ends Tractor-Trailer on Cross Bronx Expressway (DNA, News)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

Midwood: Speeding Driver With Expired License Critically Injures 12-Year-Old Boy (Post, Bklyn Paper)
Bushwick: Church Van Driver Collides With Car, Injuring Six (DNA)
Kips Bay: Woman Struck by MTA Bus Driver on Second Avenue (DNA)
Midwood: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured on Bedford Avenue; CIS Responds (@NYScanner)
Highbridge: Fifteen Injured After Bus Driver Crashes on Major Deegan Expressway (DNA)
Bay Ridge: Driver Hits Pedestrian; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
Mill Basin: Lamborghini Driver Splits Car in Two Following High-Speed Crash (News)
Kew Gardens: SUV Driver Plummets Off Union Turnpike Onto Jackie Robinson Parkway (Post)
Willowbrook: Two-Car Crash Sends Car Onto Sidewalk Against House (Advance)**