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 (5 Killed This Week; 26 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)
- Williamsburg: Margarita Seda, 80, Struck by Turning Driver on Grand Street; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- East New York: Ruben Rivera, 81, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Atlantic Avenue (News 12, WABC)
- Sunset Park: Min Lin, 36, Pregnant, Struck in Parking Lot by Man Driving Snow Plow; No Charges (DNA)
- West Village: MTA Driver William Pena, 49, Killed When Man Who Stole Delivery Truck Hits Bus; Three Others, Including Food Vendor on Sidewalk, Injured (DNA 1, 2)
- Harlem: Albert Cortez, 45, Crushed After Jumping From Truck He Was Driving (News)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Borough Park: Ambulance Driver Collides With School Bus, Injuring 19 (News, Post, WCBS, WABC)
- Ditmas Park: 16 Injured in School Bus Crash (Ditmas Park Corner, News)
- Williamsburg: Driver Fleeing Police in Stolen Car Crashes Into Traffic Light, Vehicle (DNA)**
- Harlem: Pedestrian Seriously Injured at Park Avenue and 125th Street; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Throggs Neck: Couple Survives After Driving Car Off Bruckner Expressway (DNA)
- Jamaica: Driver Rescued from Flaming Car After Crashing Into Divider on Van Wyck Expressway (Post)
- Queens: Driver Flips SUV on Grand Central Parkway (@NYScanner)
- Fort Hamilton: Driver Charged With Reckless Endangerment After Fleeing Police at Traffic Stop (Advance)
- Mariners Harbor: Driver Pulled Over for Forged License Plate Found With Gun in Car (Post Blotter)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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