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 (2 Killed Since April 11; 54 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- East Harlem: Hit-and-Run Driver Leaves Delivery Cyclist Clinging to Life (DNA, NYT, WNBC)
- Co-op City: SUV Driver Slams Into Thruway Wall, Injuring Nine, Three Critically (News, Post)
- East Elmhurst: Pedestrian Seriously Injured by Hit-and-Run Minivan Driver (WABC)
- UWS: NYPD Driver Critically Injures 69-Year-Old Man on Broadway (News, Post, Gothamist)
- Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: Six Children, Two Adults Injured in School Bus-SUV Crash (News, News 12)
- Astoria: Motorcycle Passenger Critically Injured in Crash With Driver (DNA)
- Columbus Circle: Private Sanitation Truck Driver Rear-Ends Truck, Injuring Two (DNA)
- Midtown East: SUV Driver Slams Head-On Into MTA Bus, Injuring Self and Bus Driver (WNBC)
- Westerleigh: DOT Maintenance Car Driver Pinned After Flipping Vehicle (Advance)
- Three Off-Duty Cops Arrested for DWI in Separate Incidents (Post)
- Inwood: Unlicensed Correction Officer Arrested for DWI After Wrong-Way Crash (News)
- Bronx: Woman Arrested for DWI After Cops Stop Her for Illegal Turn (Post)
- Port Richmond: Two Injured in Crash That Sent One Vehicle Into Utility Pole (Advance)**
- Eltingville: MTA Bus Driver Slams Into Utility Pole, Fence After Swerving to Avoid Dog (Advance)**
- Chelsea: Driver Backs Into Patrol Car, Arrested for DWI (Post Blotter)
- Charleston: Driver Critically Injured Slamming Into Back of Parked Tractor-Trailer (Advance)
- Richmond Valley: Unlicensed Drunk Driver Blows Red Light, Fails to Pull Over (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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