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.
3:57 PM EST on December 13, 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 (4 Killed This Week; 210 This Year; 15 Drivers Charged*)
- Flushing: Dr. Siu Lee, 55, Struck by Mercedes Driver Crossing Booth Memorial Avenue (Post, DNA)
- Co-Op City: Gloria Mabry, 74, Hit by Turning MTA Bus Driver (Streetsblog)
- Woodhaven: Yunior Antonio Perez Rodriguez, 35, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver (Streetsblog)
- LIC: NYPD Officer Elisa Toro, 36, Crashes Through Queensboro Bridge Ramp Barrier (NYT, DNA)**
- Morris Park: Maria Lucaj, 55, Run Down by Teen Driver in a Crosswalk With the Right of Way; Driver Claimed She “Didn’t See”; No Charges Filed (Post, News 12 1 , 2)***
- Tottenville: Kyle John Miller, 18, Dies from Injuries After Slamming Car Into Utility Poles (Advance)***
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Elmhurst: Livery Cab Driver Critically Injures 81-Year-Old Pedestrian (DNA)
- Claremont: Pedestrian Struck, CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Chelsea: Cab Driver Hits Pedestrian at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Woodrow: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Slams Into Parked Cars in 100 MPH Police Chase (Advance)
- Clinton Hill: Driver Runs Red on Washington Avenue, Crashes Into Van, Bike-Share Station (Streetsblog)
- Richmond Hill: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured at 95th Avenue and 115th Street (@NYScanner)
- East Williamsburg: Driver Flips Van at Metropolitan Avenue (@NYScanner)
- Marine Park: Driver Seriously Injured in Crash on Belt Parkway (@NYScanner)
- Mariner’s Harbor: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Crashes Into Turning Vehicle; Flees Scene (Advance)
- Great Kills: Driver Arrested for DWI After Blaring Horn at NYPD Officer (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
*** As these crashes occurred prior to last Friday, they are not reflected in the weekly figure.
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