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.
3:50 PM EST on January 9, 2015
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 (4 Killed Since Jan. 1*, 1 Driver Charged**)
- Upper East Side: Wesley Mensing, 27, Struck by Uber Driver While Crossing Street With Girlfriend, Who Was Injured; No Charges Filed (Streetsblog 1, 2)
- Edenwald: Dylon Ramirez, 16, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver; 15-Year-Old Girl Critical (News,Post
- Morningside Heights: Guler Ugur-Yaacobi, 44, Killed in Hit-and-Run on New Years Eve; Driver Later Charged With Leaving Scene, Driving With Suspended License (News, DNA)****
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Thomas Choi, 62, Struck in 2013, Dies From Injuries (WCBS)****
- Cross Bronx Expressway: Pamela Pimental, 27, Killed When Driver Rear-Ends Livery Cab; Driver Charged With Homicide, DWI (Post)
- Kensington: Jose Hoffman, 56, Killed in Four-Car Crash; 1 Injured (Bklyn Paper)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Cobble Hill: Drunk Driver Smashes Into Bar Storefront (DNA)***
- East Flatbush: 23 Injured, Three Critically, When Driver Triggers Crash Involving MTA Bus (News)
- DSNY Truck Driver and Livery Cab Driver Collide as Both Attempt Turns (DNA)
- Hudson Square: Man Hits Parked Cars, Port Authority Cruiser, Threatens Police (News, DNA)
- Laurelton: Driver Flips Car at Belt Parkway and Francis Lewis Boulevard (@NYScanner)
- Old Town: Drunk Driver Backs Into Parked Ambulance, Twice (Advance)
- Kensington: NYPD Officer Injured in Joyride on Cruiser’s Hood (News, Post, WCBS, Bklyn Paper)
- Lighthouse Hill: Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing Into Rock Barrier (DNA)
- Great Kills: Driver With Nearly Three Times the Legal BAC Crashes Into Telephone Pole (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Drivers known to have been charged for causing a death in 2015
*** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
**** Crash occurred prior to 2015 and is not included in count
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