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.
3:08 PM EST on January 24, 2014
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; 17 This Year; No Drivers Charged*)
- Harlem: Pedro Santiago, 45, Crushed on Bicycle by MTA Bus Driver; “No Criminality” (Post, News)
- UWS: Samantha Lee, 26, Struck by Two Drivers While Crossing 96th Street; No Charges (Post)
- Maspeth: Angela Hurtado, 68, Struck by Unlicensed SUV Driver (TL, Forum)
- Glen Oaks: Unidentified Man Walking Near Union Turnpike Hit by SUV Driver (Post)
- East New York: Maude Savage, 72, Hit in Crosswalk by Unlicensed Driver in November (Streetsblog)***
- Midtown: Driver Flips SUV on Sixth Avenue Following Heart Attack (DNA, Post)
- University Heights: Truck Driver Crashes Into Building; Four Hurt (News, WABC,WCBS)**
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Harlem: Livery Cab Driver Strikes Pedestrian on 125th Street, Claims Victim “Slipped” (DNA)
- UES: Woman Loses Leg After Cement Truck Driver Strikes, Drags Her 20 Feet (WNBC, DNA)
- UES: Driver “Loses Control” of Car, Slamming Into Storefront; No Charges (WNBC, WCBS)**
- Washington Heights: Two Injured in Crash That Flipped Vehicle (DNA)
- Windsor Terrace: Driver Pinned in Crash With Tractor-Trailer (@NYScanner)
- Corona: SUV Driver Crashes Into Fence Following Road Rage Incident (News)**
- Kensington: Vehicle Overturns at Ocean Parkway and Ditmas Avenue (@NYScanner)
- Hell’s Kitchen: Cabbie Drives on Sidewalk to Avoid Traffic (Gothamist)**
- Graniteville: Off-Duty Cop Arrested for DWI After Rear-Ending Street Sweeper (Advance)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
*** Death occurred in 2013 and is not reflected in the weekly or yearly total
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