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 (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