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.
3:25 PM EDT on April 11, 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 (9 Killed Since March 28; 52 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)
- Yorkville: Kelly Gordon, 22, Struck by Two Cab Drivers Crossing York Ave. (News, DNA)
- Bed-Stuy: Cyclist Angel Torres, 46, Killed in Hit-and-Run (Streetsblog, DNA 1, 2)
- Riverdale: Ida Rosenblatt, 87, Struck Crossing the Street; No Charges (R’dale Press)
- East Elmhurst: Fidel Vidal Diaz, 31, Struck by Two Drivers on Grand Central Parkway (DNA, Post)
- Astoria: Jada Butts, 19; Darius Fletcher, 21; Jaleel Furtado, 20; and Crystal Gravely, 19, Killed After Driver of Car They Were Riding in Struck Curb, Drove Into Creek (DNA, Post, TL)
- Canarsie: Nikon Vouyiouklis, 60, Killed in Crash With Drunk Driver Charged With Homicide (Post, News)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Borough Park: Driver Hits, Critically Injures Twelve-Year-Old Girl; No Charges (Post)
- Midtown: Driver Slams Into Building, Injuring Five (WNBC)**
- Bed-Stuy: Crossing Guard Hit by Driver Passing School Bus, Narrowly Missing Children (BK Eagle)
- Washington Heights: Minivan Driver Crashes Into MTA Bus, Sending It Over Curb; Five Injured (Post)**
- Soundview: Unlicensed Driver Fleeing Scene Critically Injures Pedestrian; Charged With Assault (WABC)
- Jamaica: TLC Officer Injured by Rogue Livery Cab Driver Fleeing Ticket (Post)
- New Brighton: Dirt Bike Rider Arrested After Driving 50 MPH, Blowing Stop Signs (Advance)**
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: Driver Evading Toll Hits Two MTA Officers (Advance)
- Grasmere: Drunk Driver With Suspended License Slams Into Concrete Stoop (Advance)**
- Holland Tunnel: Drunk Driver Refuses to Pull Over, Chased by Police (Post Blotter)
- East New York: Off-Duty Cop Busted for DWI After Plowing Into Vehicle, Fleeing Scene (Post Blotter)
- Graniteville: Drunk Driver Speeds, Runs Red, Found With Weapons in Car (Post Blotter)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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