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; 82 This Year; 4 Drivers Charged*)
Red Hook: Nicholas Soto, 14, Struck Crossing Street to Catch School Bus; No Charges (Streetsblog 1, 2)
Midwood: Galina Truglio, 63, Struck in Crosswalk in Multi-Vehicle Crash (News, WABC, News 12)
Midtown: 58-Year-Old Livery Cab Driver Pinned by His SUV (DNA)
Cross Bronx Expwy: Manhole Cover Crashes Through Windshield, Killing Jose Duran, 35 (DNA, News)
South Jamaica: Off-Duty Cop Curtis Johnson, 28, Killed in Collision on Motorcycle (TL, Post)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
Midtown: Two Pedestrians Injured, One Critically, When Hit-and-Run Driver Hits Bus Stop Pole (News)**
Springfield Gardens: Ten Injured When Driver Collides With Turning School Bus Collides (WABC)
Hell's Kitchen: Cab Driver Hits Cyclist at 57th and Ninth Avenue (Gothamist)