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.
3:41 PM EST on February 7, 2014
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; 21 This Year; No Drivers Charged*)
- Jackson Heights: Martha Tibillin-Guamug, 25, Struck by MTA Bus Driver (Streetsblog)
- Brighton Beach: Stanislav Chernyshov, 73, Struck by Plow Operator; No Charges (DNA, News)
- Canarsie: Livery Van Driver Crashes Into Back of Box Truck After Suffering Heart Attack (News, DNA)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Woodside: 7-Year-Old Among Four Hit by Curb-Jumping Driver at Bus Stop (Courier, Streetsblog)**
- Midtown: Pedestrian Struck, Pinned by Turning Taxi Driver; No Known Charges (Streetsblog)
- Crown Heights: Driver Seriously Injures Cyclist, 22, Near Prospect Park; No Summonses (Gothamist)
- Elmhurst: Pedestrian Critically Injured by Van Driver in Crosswalk; No Summonses (DNA)
- Downtown Brooklyn: 10 Injured, Two Seriously, When Livery Cab Driver Hits City Bus (Bklyn Paper)
- Ditmas Park: Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Parked Cars; Driver Slams Into Apartment Lobby (DP Corner)**
- Midwood: Curb-Jumping SUV Driver Crashes Into Construction Site, Hits Pedestrian (Bklyn Daily)**
- New Dorp: School Bus Carrying Three Students Veers Off Road, Crashes Into Fence (Advance)**
- Woodside: Off-Duty Cop Charged With DWI Following Collision (News)
- Prince’s Bay: Driver Going 90 MPH on Korean War Veterans Parkway Arrested for DWI (Advance)
- New Springville: Off-Duty Firefighter Arrested for DWI After Rear-Ending Vehicle (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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