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.
3:58 PM EDT on October 17, 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 (5 Killed Since Oct. 3; 160 This Year*)
- Chinatown: Woman in Her 70s Struck on Canal; Driver “Didn’t See” Victim; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Dyker Heights: Cristina Alonso, 38, Struck by SUV Driver “Outside Crosswalk”; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Gowanus Expressway: Motorcyclist and Passenger Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash (News)
- Kingsbridge Heights: Paul Rodriguez, 35, Killed in ATV Crash; Other ATV Driver Arrested (DNA, News)
Injuries, Arrests, and Property Damage
- Woodside: Man Crossing Queens Blvd. Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver (DNA)
- Roosevelt Island: NYPD Says Driver Caused Crash That Left Cyclist Brain Dead; No Charges (Streetsblog)
- Flatbush: 60-Year-Old Pedestrian Critically Injured on Ocean Avenue; No Charges (Bklyn Paper)
- Midtown: Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Crashing Into Storefront; Elderly Man Seriously Injured (Streetsblog)**
- Gravesend: Woman Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run While Trying to Rescue Dog (Post, News)
- Midwood: Fire Truck Driver Strikes Pedestrian on Avenue M (Bklyn Paper)
- East New York: Pedestrian Suffers Severe Head Injuries When SUV Driver Slams Into Him (News)
- UES: MTA Bus Driver Faints Behind Wheel, Jumps Curb and Hits Tree; Two Injured (Post)**
- Forest Hills: Six People, Including Infant, Injured When Box Truck Driver Rams Bagel Shop (Post)**
- Gravesend: Driver Flips Car on Dahill Road and Quentin Road (@NYScanner)
- Canarsie: Driver Slams Into Dry Cleaners (WCBS)**
- Queens: Off-Duty Firefighter Rescues Driver Who Flipped Car on Clearview Expressway (Post)
- Eltingville: Teen Arrested for DWI After Crashing Car While Texting (Post Blotter)
* Based on latest available reports
** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
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