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.
Sook-Ja Kim, 63, was run down by a driver who veered off the road and onto a grassy median on Mosholu Parkway. No charges were filed. Photo: Norwood News
Fatal Crashes (4 Killed This Week, 52 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)
- Norwood: Sook-Ja Kim, 63, Struck on Median by Curb-Jumping Driver Near Bronx Botanical Garden; No Arrests (Streetsblog)**
- Fresh Meadows: Cab Driver and Grad Student Ansumana Dukuly, 38, Killed on Grand Central Parkway; Driver Charged With DWI, Homicide (Post 1, 2; Times Ledger)
- Fordham Heights: One Killed, One Injured in Crash at Webster Ave. and East 187th St. (@NYScanner)
- Cambria Heights: 27-Year-Old Driver Killed After “Losing Control” and Crashing Into Tree (Post)
Arrests, Injuries and Property Damage
- Astoria: Van Driver Hits Cyclist Twice in Bike Lane, Flees Scene as Victim Clings to Vehicle (Gothamist)
- Prospect Lefferts Gardens: Driver Hits, Seriously Injures Teen Girl Crossing Parkside Ave. (Bklyn Paper)
- Borough Park: Child Struck by Truck Driver at 15th Ave. and 44th St. (@NYScanner)
- Mott Haven: Seven Injured in Three-Car Pile-Up; Crash Blamed on Snow (Post)
- Astoria: School Bus-Car Collision on Grand Central Parkway Leaves One Injured (News)
- Bay Ridge: Woman Struck, Dragged Under Car by Speeding Driver; No Charges (Bklyn Paper)
- Harlem: 9-Year-Old Crashes Into Bodega After Dad Leaves Car Running (Post)
- Astoria, Jackson Heights: Two Off-Duty Cops Arrested for DWI, One After Fleeing Crash Scene (Post)
- St. George: Driver Crashes Into Parked Car, Has BAC Over Four Times Legal Limit (Post Blotter)
- Tottenville: Drunk Driver With Three Times Legal BAC Busted After Driving Wrong Way (Post Blotter)
- Great Kills: Woman Arrested for DWI Attempts Bribe, Then Lowers Offer (Advance)
A driver was injured when a school bus crashed into a median on Grand Central Parkway. Photo: Daily News
In the Region, Out of Town
- Sleepy Hollow, NY: Hospital Volunteer, 81, Fatally Struck by Hospital Pick-Up Truck Driver (LoHud)
- Harrison, NJ: Woman Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker While Crossing Street (Jersey Journal)
- Westfield, NJ: Crossing Guards Admit to Drinking Before Fatally Running Down Pedestrian (Star-Ledger)
- Carlisle, PA: Bus Carrying Lacrosse Team Veers Off Highway, Pregnant Coach and Driver Dead (AP)
Following Up, Other News
- NY State Sen. Marty Golden, NYPD Union Block Speed Camera Legislation (Streetsblog)
- DOT: Speeding the Leading Cause of NYC Traffic Deaths in 2012 (Streetsblog)
- Related: 100 Percent of Drivers Speeding Near PS 233 in Brownsville (News)
- Julio Acevedo Charged With Three Counts of Manslaughter (Gothamist, DNA, News, WSJ, Post 1, 2)
- Repeat DWI Ex-Cop Sentenced to Three to Nine Years for 2009 Pedestrian Killing (R’dale Press, Post)
- Drag Racer Whose 2010 Crash Killed Midwood Man Sentenced to Four to 12 Years (Post)
- Death of Mark Chanko, Struck by Driver on Upper East Side, Aired on Television (News)
- Stop Light Coming Near Site Where Mike Rogalle Was Killed by Curb-Jumping Driver (DNA)
*Based on latest available reports
**Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway
