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 (6 Killed This Week; 170 This Year*)

• Chinatown: 59-Year-Old Dragged by Private Garbage Truck Driver Who Fled Scene (DNA, Post)
• Ridgewood: Edgar Torres, 40, Struck by MTA Bus Driver; No Charges (Streetsblog, WNYC)
• Kingsbridge: Rylee Ramos, 8, Run Down on Sidewalk in Front of School; No Charges (Streetsblog)**
• Astoria: 60-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck by Cement Truck Driver; No Charges (DNA)
• Flatlands: Florence Bello, 63, Struck Crossing Ralph Avenue and E. 65th Street; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Construction Worker Alex Shell, 61, Struck by Asphalt Truck Driver (Advance)

Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage

• Brooklyn Heights: Driver Hits Senior on Cadman Plaza West, Possibly Breaking His Leg (Bklyn Eagle)
• Bensonhurst: 59-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured at 18th Avenue and 65th Street (News)
• Morningside Heights: Driver Hits 75-Year-Old Man on Frederick Douglass Boulevard (Spectator)
• Verrazano Bridge: Worker Struck by Dump Truck Driver in Critical Condition (Advance, @NYScanner)
• Midwood: Driver Hits Pedestrian at Avenue K and Coney Island Ave (@VisionZeroNYC)
• West Brighton: Driver Arrested for DWI Crash Had 12-Year-Old in the Backseat (Advance)
• Great Kills: Two Hospitalized After Multi-Car Crash on Hylan Boulevard (Advance)
• Navy Yard: Vehicle Overturns on BQE (@NYScanner)

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