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; 194 This Year*)
- Jamaica Estates: Ignascio Andal, 84, Hit by 17-Year-Old on Street Without Sidewalks (Streetsblog)
- East Flatbush: Joan Hale, 71, Struck by Driver With Revoked License (Streetsblog)
- UES: Gloria Ramiro, 64, Struck by Van Driver on Third Avenue; No Known Charges (DNA)
- Flushing: Woman, 72, Struck by Van Driver on Union Street (WNYC)***
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Gravesend: Nine-Year-Old Struck, Critically Injured on McDonald Avenue (News, Post)
- Midtown: Driver Injures Five Pedestrians, Two Critically, Crashes Into Storefront (DNA, Post)**
- UWS: Cab Driver Hits Pedestrian at 69th and Broadway (WSR)
- Crown Heights: NYPD Officer Struck by Driver Who Fled Scene (@NYScanner)
- Ridgewood: Pedestrian Struck at Greene Avenue and Seneca Avenue (@VisionZeroNYC)
- Highbridge: 12 Injured in Five-Car Collision Involving Drunk Driver on Major Deegan (Post)
- Williamsburg: Two NYPD Officers Injured in Collision (@NYScanner)
- Eltingville: Two Seriously Injured in Crash That Overturned Vehicle (Advance)
- Greenwich Village: Drunken Taxi Passenger Jumps in Driver’s Seat, Drives a Mile (Post)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
*** Crash occurred prior to this week and is not included in the weekly count
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