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.
3:05 PM EST on November 8, 2013
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; 177 This Year; 15 Drivers Charged*)
- Fort Greene: Lucian Merryweather, 9, Struck on Sidewalk by Driver Who Also Hit His Brother, 5, and Woman in Crosswalk; Driver Charged With Assault and Homicide (Streetsblog)**
- Wakefield: Derrick Callender, 32, Run Down on Sidewalk by Minivan Driver Who May Have Been Trying to Strike Another Person; Driver Charged With Murder (Streetsblog, DNA)**
- Mott Haven: Candida Acosta, 74, Struck by SUV Driver Who Witnesses Said Was Speeding and Ran Stop Sign Before Jumping Curb; No Charges (Streetsblog)**
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Hunts Point: Woman Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Requested (DNA, @NYScanner)
- Murray Hill: Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Injures at Least One Pedestrian (Streetsblog)**
- Edenwald: Sanitation Worker Hits Train Stanchion, Is Ejected From Truck, Which Runs Him Over (News)
- West Village: Pedestrian Hospitalized After Cab Driver Hits Him on West Side Highway (DNA)
- Midtown: UPS Truck Driver Hits Cherry Picker, Knocking Down Workers Stringing Holiday Lights (Post)
- Crown Heights: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Mott Haven: Four Injured After Driver Hits Pole, Flipping Car; Driver Charged With DWI (WABC, Post)
- Midwood: Off-Duty NYPD Officer Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
- Grasmere: Drunk Driver Crashes Head-On Into Car, Totaling Both Vehicles (Advance)
- Ozone Park: Off-Duty MTA Bus Driver Arrested for Drunk Driving (Advance)
- Tottenville: Driver With Suspended License Nearly Hits Police Officer (Advance)
*Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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