Skip to Content
Streetsblog New York City home
Streetsblog New York City home
Log In

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; 43 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)

    • East Village: Lisa Julian, 47, Struck by SUV Driver Near Cooper Square (Streetsblog)
    • Crown Heights: Dylan Perry, 11, Dies from Injuries of Stepfather's DWI Crash (NewsNYT, DNA)
    • Belmont: 25-Year-Old Dirt Biker Killed in Crash With Driver; Runaway Bike Injures Two Pedestrians (Post)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

    • Borough Park: Unlicensed Forklift Driver Going Wrong Way Critically Injures 73-Year-Old (Post)
    • Midtown: Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Seriously Injures Pedestrian on 34th Street (WABC)**
    • Brownsville: Driver Hits 16-Year-Old Skateboarder, Leaves Him Critical; No Charges (News)
    • Astoria: Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured by Livery Cab Driver (Post, News)
    • UWS: Driver Fleeing Traffic Stop Strikes Pedestrian (News)
    • East New York: Unmarked Police Car Collides With Church Van, Igniting Fire and Injuring Five (WABC)**
    • Queensboro Bridge: MTA Bus Driver Rear-Ends Dump Truck (Post)
    • Williamsburg Bridge: Driver of Oversized Truck Hits Bridge (WCBS)
    • Bayside: Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested for DWI After Crashing Into Parked Car (DNA, News)
    • University Heights: Two-Car Crash Ends With One Vehicle on Top of the Other (Post)
    • South Jamaica: Sanitation Worker Crashes Salt Spreader Into Parked Car, Arrested for DWI (DNA)
    • Lower Manhattan: Drunk Driver Crashes in Holland Tunnel, Flipping Vehicle (Post Blotter)

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

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Streetsblog New York City

NYPD’s Push To Criminalize Cycling Spells Trouble For Immigrant Workers

Safety for the community? Great. But aren't delivery workers part of the community, too?

May 9, 2025

Friday’s Headlines: Habemus Knicksum Edition

It was a big day yesterday, but we're not on the sports or the religion desk, so let's get to our news.

May 9, 2025

Friday Video: Who Ruined Outdoor Dining?

We sent our own video team to find out.

May 9, 2025

Decision 2025: Mayoral Hopefuls Discuss E-Bikes … With Joy and Concern

E-bikes are a vital tool for delivery workers and for people seeking to reduce their use of private cars. What would you do to both expand e-bike use and make streets safer? And the answers are...

Live from Albany: Hochul’s ‘Safety’ Measures Stripped from Budget

Lawmakers dropped three initiatives that Gov. Hochul said would have made roadways safer (though, as we'll see, that's very much in question). Let's review them.

May 9, 2025
See all posts