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 (3 Killed This Week; 106 This Year*)

• Downtown Brooklyn: Matthew Brenner, 29, Struck on Bicycle on Sands Street, Dies from Injuries; No Charges (Streetsblog)***
• Prospect-Lefferts Gardens: Sokhna Niang, 49, Hit Crossing Flatbush Avenue (DNA, News, WCBS, News 12)
• West Brighton: Woman Crossing Street Struck by Dept. of Sanitation Truck Driver (Advance, DNA)
• Morris Heights: Man Attempting to Cross the Cross Bronx Expressway Struck by Box Truck Driver (DNA)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

• Norwood: Minivan Driver, Possibly Texting, Seriously Injures Eight-Year-Old Boy; “No Criminality” (News)
• Hell’s Kitchen: Commuter Bus Driver Hits Two Women Crossing With the Light; Driver Issued Summons (News, DNA)
• Midwood: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Investigating (@NYScanner)
• Greenpoint: Motorcyclist Crashes on McGuinness Blvd. (@danlatorre)
• Forest Hills: Vehicle Flips at 110th Street and 67th Ave; No Injuries (@NYScanner)
• Hell’s Kitchen: Charter Bus Driver Hits Pothole, Crashes Into Scaffolding (DNA, Post)**
• Midwood: Three Injured After Vehicle Overturns at Bedford Ave. and Ave J. (@NYScanner)**
• Auburndale: At Least One Injured in Single-Car Crash on Francis Lewis Blvd. (TL)
• Ozone Park: Driver Injures Pedestrian, Crashes Into House; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)**
• Goethals Bridge: Unlicensed Truck Driver With Covered License Plate Arrested Trying to Evade Toll (Post Blotter)

* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
***As this incident occurred prior to last week, it is not included in the weekly total