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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.

Xochil Zack Fortune was reportedly struck by two drivers while riding a bike in Bushwick. Since Fortune was alive when transported from the crash scene, and NYPD reportedly had no immediate knowledge of his death, it is not known if ##http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/09/30/to-reform-nypd-crash-investigations-theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do/##police investigated the crash##. Photo: ##http://www.furoche.com/##Furoche.com##
Xochil Zack Fortune was reportedly struck by two drivers while riding a bike in Bushwick. Since Fortune was alive when transported from the crash scene, and NYPD reportedly had no immediate knowledge of his death, it is not known if ##http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/09/30/to-reform-nypd-crash-investigations-theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do/##police investigated the crash##. Photo: ##http://www.furoche.com/##Furoche.com##
Xochil Zack Fortune was reportedly struck by two drivers while riding a bike in Bushwick. Since Fortune was alive when transported from the crash scene, and NYPD reportedly had no immediate knowledge of his death, it is not known if ##http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/09/30/to-reform-nypd-crash-investigations-theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do/##police investigated the crash##. Photo: ##http://www.furoche.com/##Furoche.com##

Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week; 88 This Year; 4 Drivers Charged*)

    • Bushwick: Xochil Zack Fortune Struck on Bicycle, Possibly by Two Motorists (GothamistBklyn 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. (NewsWCBS)
    • 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 (NY1WNBC)
    • Bed-Stuy: SUV Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian; NYPD "Investigation Ongoing" (DNA)
    • UES: Carriage Horse Runs Loose Through Central Park, Crashes Into Taxi (PostNews)
    • 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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