The Weekly Carnage

1:51 PM EDT on August 29, 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.

The intersection of Park Avenue and 108th Street, where unlicensed driver Nojeem Odunfa killed cyclist Jerrison Garcia. Image: Google Maps

Fatal Crashes (5 Killed Since Aug. 15; 127 This Year*)

Midwood: 62-Year-Old Man Struck by SUV Driver While Crossing Avenue P (DNA)
East Harlem: Jerrison Garcia, 25, Struck on Bicycle at Park Avenue and E. 108th Street (Streetsblog)
Maspeth: Karoll Grzegorczyk, 32, Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver (News, NY1)
Spuyten Duyvil: 24-Year-Old Motorcyclist Crashes on the Major Deegan Expressway (News)
Crown Heights: Michelle Migmott, 32, Killed in Backseat of Car in Drunk Driving Crash on Eastern Parkway (News, AMNY)**

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

Morningside Heights: Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian Crossing Amsterdam (DNA)
Mott Haven: Woman Critical After Hit-and-Run Driver Intentionally Rams Her; Driver Charged With Attempted Murder (DNA 1, 2, News, WCBS, WNBC)
Brighton Beach: Cyclist Critically Injured on Ocean Parkway (Bklyn Daily)
Corona: Parks Dept. Sanitation Truck Driver Strikes Cyclist and Her Dog (DNA, FDNY)
LES: Driver Injures Three Women in Their 60s, One Critically; No Charges (DNA)
Harlem: Drunk Driver Sends Car Carrying Newborn Baby Onto Sidewalk; Five Injured (WNBC, News)**
Ozone Park: SUV Driver Jumps Curb, Smashing Into Pizzeria Storefront (Forum)
Springfield Gardens: Driver Crashes Into Post on Rockaway Turnpike; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
Queensboro Bridge: Taxi Bursts Into Flames on Upper Level of Bridge (DNA)
St. George: Tractor-Trailer Jackknifes, Crashes Into Parked Car (Advance)
Travis-Chelsea: Drunk Driver's Arrest for Sideswiping Vehicle Was Second DWI in a Month (Advance)

* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway

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