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.
3:37 PM EST on December 20, 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; 213 This Year; 15 Drivers Charged*)
- Woodside: Noshat Nahian, 8, Struck by Unlicensed Tractor-Trailer Driver in Northern Boulevard Crosswalk While Walking to School; Driver Charged With Unlicensed Operation (Streetsblog)
- Cypress Hills: Elvis Batista-Francisco, 22, Struck on Moped in Hit-and-Run (News, WABC, News 12)
- Todt Hill: Vincent Gagliardi, 20, Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash; Two Others Injured (Advance, Post)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Crown Heights: 65-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run on Eastern Parkway (News, DNA)
- Jamaica: Livery Cab Driver Loses Legs When Struck While Changing Tire; No Charges (News)
- Murray Hill: Access-a-Ride Driver Jumps Curb on 34th Street, Seriously Injuring Pedestrian (Gothamist)**
- Holland Tunnel: Drunk Driver Crashes Jeep Into Tunnel Walls, Rear-Ends Vehicle (DNA, Post Blotter)
- Midwood: Three-Vehicle Crash on Ocean Avenue Leaves Livery Cab Passengers Injured (Bklyn Daily)
- Glen Oaks: Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Chelsea: Five Seriously Injured in Two-Car Collision (DNA)
- Ditmas Park: FDNY Responds to Car on Fire (@NYScanner)
- Greenridge: 13 Injured, One Seriously, in Crash Involving Van With Several Passengers (Advance)
- Rego Park: Police Chase Ends on Queens Boulevard After Men Steal Car at Gunpoint (Times Ledger)
- Williamsburg: Garbage Truck Erupts in Flames (@AlwaysActions)
- Bay Ridge: Chain-Reaction Crashes Leads to 31 Car Pile-Up on Gowanus Expressway (News, Post)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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