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.
3:13 PM EST on March 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 (2 Killed This Week; 33 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)
- Williamsburg: Marisol Martinez, 21, Struck in Crosswalk by Turning MTA Bus Driver (Streetsblog)
- Brownsville: Philip Crucilla, 47, Crashes SUV Into Light Pole (DNA)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Auburndale: Driver Critically Injures Two-Year-Old Boy Walking With Mother; No Charges (Post, TL, DNA)
- Soundview: Drunk Off-Duty FDNY Hits Two Women in Crosswalk; Newborn on Life Support (News, DNA)
- East Village: Cab Driver Smashes Through Storefront, Narrowly Misses Pedestrian (Post, WCBS)**
- Brownsville: Woman Injured Boarding MTA Bus After Other Bus Driver Rear-Ends It (Post)
- UES: Driver Attempting to Park Jumps Curb, Crashes Into Building and Injures Resident (WNBC)**
- Cypress Hills: ATV Driver Flees Scene After Dragging Cop During Traffic Stop (NYT, Post, News)
- Corona: Police Chases Ends in Crash that Injures Seven, One Seriously; CIS on Scene (@NYScanner)
- Sheepshead Bay: Vehicle Overturned in Crash, Pinning Two Occupants (@NYScanner)
- Queens Village: Correction Officer Arrested for DWI After Being Stopped for Broken Tail Light (News)
- New Brighton: Police Find Repeat Drunk Driver Asleep and Drunk in Idling SUV (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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