Streetsblog New York City

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem across the metro region. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.

Photo: Daily News

• Brooklyn: Two Dead in Motorcyclist, Cyclist Collision (The Local 1, 2)
• BQE: Off-Duty NYPD Detective Killed After Rear-Ending Garbage Truck (News)
• Bronx: 20-Year-Old Crushed Changing His Oil (AP)
• Staten Island: 1 Killed in Suspected DWI Crash; Driver Charged With Homicide (News, Advance 1, 2, 3)
  
• East Meadow, LI: Man Charged With Manslaughter Following Fatal DWI Collision (Newsday)
• Holmes, NY: Speeding Teen Dies in One-Car Crash (LoHud 1, 2)
• Derby, Shelton, CT: 2 Dead in Separate Motorcycle Crashes (CT Post)
• New Canaan, CT: Motorcyclist Succumbs to Injuries One Week After Crash (CT Post)
  
• East Brunswick, NJ: Elderly Driver Collides With Garbage Truck; 3 Dead (NJLN)
• Toms River, NJ: 1 Killed in Two-Car Crash; Unlicensed Driver Charged (Star-Ledger)
• Tinton Falls, NJ: Motorcyclist Hits Cement Divider (Star-Ledger) 
  

Photo: Newsday

• Manhattan: 6-Year-Old Hit by SUV Driver, Hospitalized; No Charges (Post)
• Manhattan: Cab Driver Plows Into Horse Carriage; Two Injured (Streetsblog)
• Queens: Woman Hit by Q65 Bus (News)
• Queens: School Bus Driver Accused of Drunk Driving (AP)
  
• Staten Island: Man Charged With DWI, Leaving Scene After Hitting Parked Car (Advance)
• Staten Island: Driver With Two Flat Tires Arrested for DWI (Advance)
• Yonkers: Man Hits 12 Parked Cars, Charged With DWI (LoHud)
  
• Cortlandt, NY: Woman Found Drunk After Leaving Scene of One-Car Taconic Crash (LoHud)
• Kent, NY: Ambulance Crashes Into Trees; Driver, Patient Injured (LoHud)
  
• Medford, LI: 11-Year-Old Critically Injured Cycling Home to Feed Cat; No Charges (Newsday 1, 2)
• West Babylon, LI: Police Cruiser Collision Sends Car Into House (Newsday)
• Valley Stream, LI: Shoplifting Suspects Drive SUV Into Guards, Injuring 2 (Newsday)
  
• North Hills, LI: Crash Involving Dump Truck, Four Cars Closes Eastbound LIE (Newsday)
  
• Hempstead, LI: Atlanta Olympics Champ Charged With DWI (AP)
• Southbury, CT: 5-Year-Old Critical After School Bus-Car Collision (CT Post)
• Milford, CT: 73-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Injured by 17-Year-Old Driver (CT Post)
  

Following Up

• Manhattan: Truck Driver Convicted of Murder in 2008 Tourist Deaths (Streetsblog)
  
• Rockland Co.: Bronx Asst. Principal With DWI Charge Says She Was Just Drowsy (AP)
  
• East Meadow, LI: Police ID Escalade Model in Fatal Hit-and-Run (Newsday)
• Dix Hills, LI: State Considering Wantagh Bike Path Improvements After Summer Fatality (Newsday)
• Stamford, CT: Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal DWI Ped Collision (CT Post)
• Stamford, CT: Man Charged With Felony Assault in June Crash (CT Post)
  
• Summit, NJ: Teen Gets 10 Years for Killing Girlfriend in High-Speed Wreck (NJ.com)

Photo: AP/NYT

• Buffalo: Pedestrian Pinned Against Parked Minivan, Loses Leg (AP)
• Camden, NJ: Former Boxer Tony Thornton Dies After Motorcycle Crash (Philly Inq.)
  
• Atlanta, GA: Motorists Swept Away, Killed by Floodwaters (NYT)
  
• Atlantic Beach, SC: State Rep Calls for Mayor's Ouster After DWI Arrest (AP)
• Sunnyside, WA: Bollards Save Girl From Out-of-Control Driver (Post Video)
  
• Littleville, AL: Severely Injured Teen Trapped Overnight After Crash (AP)
• Waukegan, IL: Woman Indicted for Causing Fatal Crash While Painting Her Nails (AP)
• Wilsonville, OR: Nine Injured in Crash Involving Two Dozen Motorcyclists (AP)
• Milan, Italy: British Team Cyclist in Coma After Scooter Crash (Reuters)
  

Trends

• KY Blogger Marvels at Even-Handed Coverage of CO Cyclist Crashes (Barry's BB)
• Obama Admin Expected to Act on Truck, Bus Driver Cell Phone Ban (AP)
  
• Do Tweeting State DOTs Encourage Distracted Driving? (AP)
• White House Puts Trucking Lobbyist in Charge of Truck Safety (Streetsblog Cap Hill)
  
• NYT Op-Ed: Despite Progress, Drunk Driving Remains a Prevalent "Cultural Misdemeanor"
• Might Car Safety Features Soon Protect Those Outside the Vehicle? (NY Examiner)

* Since the week of June 8
** Drivers charged for deaths since the week of June 8, based on latest available reports