The Weekly Carnage
The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle violence across the five boroughs and beyond. For more on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.
A casino tour bus crash on I-95 in the Bronx killed 15 passengers. The driver, who had a history of license suspensions, has not been charged. Photo: News
Fatal Crashes (18 killed this week, 39 this year, 3 drivers charged*)
- Brooklyn: Private Sanitation Truck Kills Pedestrian at Broadway and Myrtle; Police: “No Criminality Suspected” (Streetsblog, WSJ)
- Maspeth: Ciban Pilaxi, 22, Crushed by Tractor Trailer in Recycling Warehouse (News)
- Maspeth: Motorcyclist Killed After Losing Control of Vehicle on Long Island Expressway (YourNabe)
- Bronx: 15 Killed When Casino Tour Bus Driver With Prior Suspensions Crashes on I-95; No Charges, License Suspended Again (Post, Times)
- Related: Bus Company Cited With Serious Safety Violations in Past Year (MyFoxNY)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- Midtown: Van Catches Fire, Possibly From Bomb (Gothamist)
- Park Slope: Driver Speeding on 5th Avenue Slams Into Police Cruiser, Injuring 2 (Brooklyn Paper)
- Upper East Side: Driver Cuts Off Other Driver Then Hits Victim’s Car, Head With Metal Pipe (Post Blotter)
- Queens: Motorist Refuses to Pay for Repairs, Slashes Tow-Truck Driver (Post Blotter)
A driver speeding on Fifth Avenue in Park Slope slammed into a police cruiser, injuring 2. Photo: Streetsblog reader Joanna Oltman Smith
In the Region, Out of Town
- East Brunswick, NJ: Tour Bus Driver, Passenger Killed, Dozens Injured in Crash on NJ Turnpike (YourNabe, News)
- Wantagh Parkway, LI: Brooklyn Teenage Driver Arrested After Police Chase Ends in Crash (MyFoxNY)
- Cincinnati: NYC Woman Killed in Taxi Hit by SUV Driver During Police Chase (WSJ)
- Chestnut Ridge, NY: 1 Killed, 4 Injured After Crashing Car Into a Tree (LoHud)
- NJ Turnpike: Bolt Bus Driver Charged With DWI, Speeding After Passenger Calls 9-1-1 (MyFoxNY)
- Blairstown Township: Driver Charged With Leaving the Scene After Vehicle Flipped on Route 94 (Warren Reporter)
- Former Buffalo Sabres Player Rick Martin Killed in Crash in Akron, NY (Times)
- LSD Icon Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley Killed in Car Crash in Australia (News)
- Branchburg Township: Motorcyclist Injured When He “Failed to Negotiate a Turn” (Messenger-Gazette)
- UK Ice Hockey Star Sentenced to Six Years for Killing 76-Year-Old in Drunk Driving/Texting Crash (FoxSports)
- Islip, NY: Woman Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated With 4-Month-Old Son (CBS Local)
- Norwalk, CT: Manhattan Man Drives Drunk, Crashes Into 3 Parked Cars and a Light Pole (Stamford Advocate)
NYC Street Memorial Project's 6th Annual Memorial Ride and Walk. Photo:Dmitry Gudkov
Following Up
- Street Safety Advocates Mark Another Year of Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatalities (Gothamist)
- Queens Couple Almost Killed by Drag Racers on Belt Parkway Still Looking for Culprits (News)
Other News
- SI Advance Acknowledges Red Light Cameras May Have Safety Benefits; Lists Locations (Advance)
- One-Day NYPD Crackdown on Drivers Using Cell Phones Yields Over 6,200 Tickets (NY1)
* Fatalities within the five boroughs. Information based on latest available reports.
