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.

Fatal Crashes (11 Killed Since Jan. 1; No Drivers Charged*)

• UWS: Cooper Stock, 9, Struck in Crosswalk by Cab Driver, Along With Father; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• UWS: Alexander Shear, 73, Struck by Tour Bus Driver; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Parkchester: Nydja Herring, 32, Hit by Alleged Drunk Driver; No Homicide Charges (Streetsblog)
• Jamaica: Mosa Khatun, 38, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver; No Charges Filed (Streetsblog)
• Sunset Park: Xiaoci Hu, 75, Struck in Two-Car Crash Crossing 65th Street; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Belmont: 53-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing Southern Boulevard; No Known Charges (News)
• Bed-Stuy: Car Wash Worker Killed in Crash While Trying to Move SUV (Post, WABC, News)
• Richmond Hill: Taxi Driver Ved Wadhwa, 56, Killed After Striking Parked Car (News, TL)
• East Village: Akkas Ali, 62, Hit Last Summer by Curb-Jumping Alleged Drugged Driver, Dies in Hospital (BB, DNA, News, Gothamist)
• Oakwood: Vito Colella, 48, Struck by SUV Driver in December, Dies of Injuries (Advance)
• New Brighton: Felipe Avila, 29, Killed by Driver Who Ran Stop Sign, Smashing Into Car (Advance)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

• Westchester Village: 6-Year-Old Boy Walking With Sister Hit by School Bus Driver (NY1, DNA)
• Forest Hills: 85-Year-Old Woman Seriously Injured by MTA Bus Driver on Queens Boulevard (DNA)
• East Harlem: School Bus Driver Hits Woman Crossing Second Avenue and 113th Street (DNA)
• Midwood: Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
• East Flatbush: SUV Driver Smashes Through Storefront, Injuring Two Inside (WCBS, WNBC)**
• Kensington: Fire Truck Driver Strikes Pedestrian Crossing Street (News)
• Harlem: NYPD Officers Collide, Overturning Vehicle; Two Officers Injured (News)
• Midtown: Private Garbage Truck Crashes Into Scaffolding Outside Hotel (WABC)**
• Flatbush: Man Injured by Employee Driving Car in Dealership Showroom (News)
• Kew Gardens Hills: Vehicle Overturns at Main Street and 75th Street (@NYScanner)
• Inwood: Alleged Drunk Driver Blows Stop Signs, Crashes in Park; DA Cy Vance Charges DWI Only (DNA)
• Clifton: Driver Stopped for Tail Light Found to Have Suspended License, Gun, and Drugs (Advance)
• Greenwich Village: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Police Car Parked on West Side Highway (DNA)
• Washington Heights: Police Search for Group of Dirt Bikers Who Took Over Broadway (DNA)
• West Village: Driver Stopped for Failing to Signal Found to Have Suspended License (DNA)

* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway