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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.

By Summer Greenstein

2:35 PM EDT on May 30, 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.

Tiffany Delcia Moore struck and killed William Faison at 228th Street and 120th Avenue in Cambria Heights last Friday. She was charged for driving without a license. Image: Google Maps — Tiffany Delcia Moore struck and killed William Faison at 228th Street and 120th Avenue in Cambria Heights. She was charged with driving without a license. Image: Google Maps

Fatal Crashes (5 Killed This Week; 77 This Year; 4 Drivers Charged*)

Morris Heights: Edward Jenkins, 43, Killed in Hit-and-Run; Driver, Reportedly Known to Victim, Charged With Murder (News 12, NY1, News)
Cambria Heights: William Faison, 53, Struck While Riding Bike; Driver Charged With Aggravated Unlicensed Operation (Streetsblog)
East Flatbush: Dheyshawn Artope, 36, Struck on Motorcycle by SUV Driver; No Charges (News, Post)
Riverdale: Anthony Perez, 33, Killed After Crashing All Terrain Vehicle Into SUV (News)
Astoria: Dale Tulloch, 50, Killed in Car Fire on Grand Central Parkway (DNA)

A Parks Department employee ran over the legs of a 6-year-old child inside Morningside Park. No charges were filed. Image: NY1

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

Flatbush: SUV Driver Critically Injures 11-Year-Old Boy, Leaving Him With Head Trauma (NY1, News)
Morningside Park: Parks Dept. Van Driver Runs Over Six-Year-Old Boy’s Leg (DNA, Post, NY1, News)
Bed-Stuy: Driver Critically Injures Atlantic Ave. Pedestrian, Charged With DWI (News 12, NY1, AMNY)
Hunts Point: Eight Injured, Two Seriously, When Truck Driver Rear-Ends City Bus (News)
Midwood: Driver Crashes Into Tree on Ocean Parkway; Two Seriously Injured (Post, @NYScanner)
Williamsburg: Delivery Driver Charged With Leaving the Scene After Running Over Man (Post Blotter)
Gravesend: NYPD Detective Arrested for Drunk Driving, Refuses Breathalyzer Test (News)
Graniteville: Driver Uninjured After Flipping Vehicle in Two-Car Collision (Advance)

* Based on latest available reports

Summer Greenstein

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