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 cab driver hit a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park, injuring four people and the horse. Photo: News
Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 85 this year, 12 drivers charged*)
- Harlem Man Injured By Hit-and-Run Driver With Suspended License Dies; Widow Seeks Harshest Punishment (Post)
- Springfield Gardens: Brian Hemmings, 19, Killed in Backseat of Car Overturned in Hit-and-Run; Driver Later Charged With Fleeing the Scene, Improper Lane Change (News, YourNabe)
Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage
- Midwood: 84-Year-Old “Slow Driver” Jumps Curb, Crashing Into Brooklyn College Building (Post)
- Central Park: Cab Driver Hits Horse-Drawn Carriage, Injuring Four, One Critically; No Charges (News)
- St. George: Drunk Driver Attempting to Flee After Crashing Into Two Cars Held By Witnesses (Post Blotter)
- UES: Police Vehicle Driver Crashes Into Packed School Bus When Making U-Turn (DNAinfo)
- Bed-Stuy: Hit-and-Run Livery Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Pinning Man and Baby Daughter in Stroller Against Gate (Post)
- Morris Heights: Driver Stalking Female Acquaintance Leads Her on Wrong-Way Chase (Post Blotter)
- Park Slope: SUV Driver Crashes, Mounts Parked Car on Union Street (FiPS)
- Mariners Harbor: Three-Car Crash Results in Multiple Injuries (Advance)
Brian Jennings was killed when an SUV driver tried to overtake the car he was riding in. Photo: News
In the Region, Out of Town
- Detroit, MI: Former NBA Player Jalen Rose Caught Speeding Hours After DUI Sentencing (CBS)
- Peconic, NY: Van Driver Fatally Hits, Drags Pedestrian Before Fleeing Scene of Three-Car Crash (Suffolk Times)
- Uniondale, NY: Drunk Driver Crashes Van Into Two Cars, Bus; Three Injured (Post, ABC Local)
- New Rochelle, NY: Queens Woman Charged in Fatal DWI Wrong-Way Crash on I-95 (News)
- Seneca Co., NY: Tractor-Trailer Driver Killed After Rear-Ending NYC-Bound Canadian Tour Bus; Dozens Injured (Post)
- North Amityville, NY: Drunk Driver Hits Two Pedestrians, Killing One (NBC NY)
- Charlotte, NC: Woman Run Over in Bed By Drunk Driver Who Plowed Into Her Apartment (News)
Following Up
- Jamaica Parents Pursue Civil Action Against Drunk Driver Who Killed Their Daughter (Queens Chron)
- Raquel Nelson Sentenced to Year of Probation, Granted Option of New Trial (Streetsblog Capitol Hill)
Other News
- Cyclist Gets in the Way of Cop Opening Van Door. Was “Criminality” Involved? (Streetsblog)
- Maryland Police: Fallen Cyclist Shouldn’t Have Been on the Road (Streetsblog Network)
- That’s It? Turn Signal and Ped Countdowns Contemplated for Deadly Harlem Intersection (DNAinfo)
- L.A. City Council Votes to Remove “Unpopular and Unproductive” Red-Light Cameras (Wheels)
* Based on latest available reports
