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.
2:46 PM EDT on June 13, 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 (6 Killed This Week; 88 This Year; 4 Drivers Charged*)
- Bushwick: Xochil Zack Fortune Struck on Bicycle, Possibly by Two Motorists (Gothamist, Bklyn Paper)
- Willets Point: 40-Year-Old Cyclist Killed by Minivan Driver on Roosevelt Avenue; Driver Ticketed for Speeding, NYPD “Investigation Ongoing” (Streetsblog)
- New Springville: Christal Aliotta, 31, One of Two Victims Struck on Sidewalk; Driver Charged With Drug Possession, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation (Streetsblog)**
- Laurelton: Cyclist Wayne White, 50, Killed in Hit-and-Run on North Conduit Ave. (News, WCBS)
- South Ozone Park: 58-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed on North Conduit Ave.; No Charges (Gothamist, News)
- Washington Heights: Tractor-Trailer Driver Hits Second Truck on George Washington Bridge (DNA, Fox)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Bed-Stuy: Driver Seriously Injures 5-Year-Old Boy; Post, NYPD Blame Child (NY1, WNBC)
- Bed-Stuy: SUV Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian; NYPD “Investigation Ongoing” (DNA)
- UES: Carriage Horse Runs Loose Through Central Park, Crashes Into Taxi (Post, News)
- St. George: Pedestrian in Serious Condition; CIS Requested (Advance)
- Fort Greene: Seven Injured in Hit-and-Run Involving Five Vehicles (WNBC)
- Corona: Motorcyclist Injured in Collision With Turning SUV Driver (Post Blotter)
- Fort Wadsworth: Motorcyclist Injured in Crash With SUV Driver (Advance)
- Midtown: Police Officer on Motorcycle Struck, Seriously Injured (@NYScanner)
- New Springville: Off-Duty Police Officer Arrested for DWI After Two-Car Crash (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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