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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.

Janice Brown was thrown from the car she was riding in when the driver, speeding and allegedly drunk, hit a barrier on the off-ramp of the Williamsburg Bridge. Photo: DNAinfo

Fatal Crashes (5 Killed This Week, 76 This Year; 3 Drivers Charged*)

• Soundview: Manuel Verdesoto, 82, Struck by Unlicensed Driver While Crossing Street (Streetsblog)
• Woodhaven: Driver Hits 73-Year-Old Rafael Diaz Crossing Atlantic Ave.; No Charges (DNA)
• Elmhurst: Elba Granizo, 75, Hit by Driver Making Left Turn; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Bay Ridge: Pedestrian, 30, Struck By Driver in April, Dies from Injuries (Streetsblog)***
• Sheepshead Bay: Yuliya Hermanska, 27, Killed in March by Curb-Jumping Driver Who Ran Red; No Charges (Streetsblog)***
• Williamsburg: Janice Brown, 21, Ejected From Car When Driver Crashes Near BQE (Post, News 12)
• LIC: Daniel Nieves, 32, Crashes Motorcycle Into Tree on Vernon Blvd. (TL)

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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 tractor-trailer overturned under the Brooklyn Bridge, pinning another vehicle. Photo: Gothamist

Fatal Crashes (3 Killed Since April 27, 69 This Year; 3 Drivers Charged*)

• Bay Ridge: Driver Fatally Strikes Senior in Crosswalk at Fourth Avenue and 82nd Street; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Morris Heights: Alexander Johnson, 66, “Loses Control,” Crashes SUV Into Vehicles Stopped at Traffic Light (News)
• South Jamaica: Motorcyclist Rudolf Wellington, 32, Crashes After Hitting Guardrail on Van Wyck Expressway (TL)

Driver pinned in overturned car at 16th Avenue and 60th Street in Brooklyn. Photo: @NYScanner

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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.

One man was killed and two others severely injured when a driver crashed into an auto body shop. Photo: Times Ledger

Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week, 66 This Year; 3 Drivers Charged*)

• Willets Point: Mechanic Killed When Driver Crashes Through Auto Shop; Two Others Injured, One’s Legs Reported Severed; No Arrests (Streetsblog, TL)**
• East Harlem: Stanley Williams, 50, Struck by SUV Driver While Crossing Harlem River Drive (DNA)
• Downtown Bklyn: Rashid Solis, 35, Killed Crashing Motorcycle Into SUV Near Manhattan Bridge (DNA)

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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 two-car collision sent one vehicle onto the sidewalk and through the front door of a Duane Reade on Second Avenue at 23rd Street. Photo: ddartley/Flickr

Fatal Crashes (1 Killed This Week, 63 This Year; 3 Drivers Charged*)

• Queens Village: Kaman Drummond, 26, Chased Down by Woman in Car Following Dispute; Driver Charged With Murder (DNA, Gothamist)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• East Village: 50-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck, Critically Injured at Houston and Avenue C (DNA)
• Fordham Heights: Hit-and-Run Driver Runs Down Man on Grand Concourse (Post Blotter)
• Kips Bay: Two-Car Collision Sends Vehicle Into Duane Reade Storefront; Two Injured (Streetsblog)**
• UES: 13 Injured in Pile-Up Involving School Bus (DNA)
• Midtown: 88-Year-Old Crashes Into SUV, Scaffolding; Driver Charged With Assault (Post 1, 2)**
• Midtown: Speeding Driver Hits Pedestrian, Crane Carrying Sculpture Before Fleeing on Foot (Post)
• Parkchester: Crash Leaves Victim Pinned in Car (@NYScanner)
• Arrochar: Drunk, Unlicensed Driver Leads Police Chase, Rams Cruiser, Jumps Curb (Post Blotter)**
• Times Sq.: NYPD Cruiser Collision Leaves Officers Injured (@NYScanner)
• Staten Island: Two Drivers Face DWI Charges in Separate Incidents (Advance)
• Park Slope: Off-Duty City Employee Busted for Driving While Impaired (Post Blotter)

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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.

Denim McLean, 2, died of injuries from a crash in East Flatbush that injured 11 others. His mother remains in a coma. The driver was not charged. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (1 Killed This Week, 61 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)

• Harlem: Taja Johnson, 21, Struck, Possibly Dragged by Unlicensed Livery Cab Driver; Driver Charged With Leaving the Scene (Post, DNA)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Mott Haven: 85-Year-Old Injures Four Pedestrians on Sidewalk; No Criminality (Gothamist, NY1, Post)**
• University Heights: Motorcyclist Hits, Injures Bicyclist (DNA)
• Williamsburg: Pedestrian Hit on Sidewalk by Driver “Trying to Avoid Traffic” (NY1, @NYScanner)**
• Borough Park: Child Struck by Motorcyclist (@NYScanner)
• Clifton: Pedestrian’s Legs Crushed, Second Critically Injured in Hit-and-Run (Advance)
• Boerum Hill: 13-Year-Old Boy Hit at Pacific Street and Fourth Avenue (DNA)
• Fort Greene: Cyclist Injured by Unmarked Police Cruiser Billed $1,263 for Car Repairs (Post)
• Flatbush: Hit-and-Run Driver Seriously Injures Pedestrian at Ocean Parkway (News)
• Hell’s Kitchen: Tow Truck Bursts Into Flames (Post)
• Midtown: Garbage Truck Driver Crashes Into Scaffolding (@NYScanner)
• East Flatbush: Motorcyclist Struck, Possibly Killed in Crash (@NYScanner)

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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.

Irvin Gitlitz, 83, was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer driver at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues near the Barclays Center. The driver was not charged or issued a traffic summons. Photo: DNAinfo

Fatal Crashes (7 Killed Since March 22, 59 This Year; 2 Drivers Charged*)

• Port Morris: Two Men Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver on Bruckner Blvd. (News)
• Related: Mott Haven Residents Slam 40th Precinct for Lack of Traffic Enforcement (DNA)
• Prospect Heights: Irvin Gitlitz, 83, Hit by Tractor-Trailer Driver at Flatbush and Atlantic (Streetsblog 1, 2)
• Elmhurst: Man Hit by MTA Bus Driver at 77th Street and Broadway (Streetsblog)
• Long Island City: Juliana Busto, 22, Struck Crossing Laurel Hill Blvd.; “No Criminality” (Times Ledger)
• Laurelton: 67-Year-Old Pedestrian Crossing Belt Parkway Killed by Motorcyclist (Post, Times Ledger)
• East Flatbush: NYPD Officer Patrick Prince, 22, “Loses Control” of Car, Slamming Into Trees (News)**

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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)

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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.

Tenzin Drudak, 16, was killed when a minivan driver, allegedly speeding and distracted by reaching for a carton of milk, jumped the curb in Long Island City. Five others were injured. Photo: DNAinfo

Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week, 48 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)

• Long Island City: Tenzin Drudak, 16, Killed, Five Injured by Curb-Jumping Minivan Driver; No Charges (DNA, Post)**
• Related: Van Bramer to DOT: Prioritize Ped Safety Over QBB-Bound Traffic (Streetsblog)
• Red Hook: Lillian Cruz, 60, Run Down By Tractor-Trailer Driver Crossing Hamilton Ave. (Streetsblog)
• Borough Park: Victor Lopez, 49, Struck Twice Biking on New Utrecht Ave.; No Known Charges (DNA)
• Chelsea: Andrew Quinn, 22, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on West Side Highway (DNA, News)
• Soundview: Roberto Baez, 75, Struck at Taylor and Soundview Avenues (Streetsblog, DNA)
• Cypress Hills: Luis Duran, 23, Rear-Ends MTA Bus Stopped at Light (DNA)

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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.

Raizy and Nathan Glauber were killed by a hit-and-run driver on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg while riding in a livery cab. Their baby, delivered prematurely after the crash, also died. Photo: DNAinfo

Fatal Crashes (5 Killed This Week, 42 This Year; 1 Driver Charged*)

• Oakland Gardens: 55-Year-Old Woman Killed By MTA Bus Driver Making a Left Turn (DNA)
• Williamsburg: Raizy and Nathan Glauber, 21, Killed in Livery Cab By Hit-and-Run Driver; Suspect Julio Acevedo to be Charged with Homicide  (Post, WSJ, DNA, News 1, 2)
• Related: Acevedo Defense, NYPD Spokesman Claim Crash Was “Accident” (AP)
• Borough Park: Pedestrian Struck, Pinned Under Vehicle; AIS Dispatched (@NYScanner)
• Bed-Stuy: Kenneth Dalrymple, 38, Crashes Into Stanchion on Atlantic Ave. (Patch)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Midtown: Driver Crashes Into Deli, Seriously Injured Man Standing on Sidewalk (Post)**
• Fordham Heights: 61-Year-Old Pedestrian Left in Critical Condition By Hit-and-Run Driver (Post)
• Forest Hills: Teen Driver, Fleeing First Crash, Smashes Into Day-Care Center (Post)**
• Morningside Heights: Man on Scooter Struck By Cab Driver, Seriously Injured; AIS Requested (@NYScanner)
• Castleton Corners: Driver Pinned in Car, Injured Following Crash (Advance)
• Glendale: Minivan Bursts Into Flames After Driver Slams Through Brick Wall (Times Ledger)**
• Oakland Gardens: Pedestrian Struck, in Serious Condition; AIS Requested (@NYScanner)
• Carroll Gardens: Drunk Driver Arrested After Speeding Wrong Way, Nearly Hitting Police Cruiser (Post Blotter)
• Elm Park: Man Driving With Door Swung Open Arrested After Breathalyzer Showed BAC Twice the Legal Limit (Post Blotter)

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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.

Amar Diarrassouba, 6, was killed by a truck driver making a turn in East Harlem as he walked to school with his brother. NYPD, District Attorney Cy Vance, and the media have focused on the crossing guard who was not at the intersection at the time of the crash. Photo:Daily News

Fatal Crashes (6 Killed This Week, 37 This Year; 0 Drivers Charged*)

• East Harlem: Amar Diarrassouba, 6, Killed By Truck Driver While Walking to School (Streetsblog)
• Related: Cy Vance Mulling Criminal Charges Against Crossing Guard, Not Against the Trucker (Post)
• Cobble Hill: Martha Atwater, 48, Struck By Curb-Jumping SUV Driver; No Criminality (Streetsblog, DNA, News, Gothamist, Post 1, 2, 3)**
• Richmond Hill: John Eberling, 76, Killed By Drunk Driver While Crossing Jamaica Ave. (Post)
• Kips Bay: Driver Backs Out of Parking Spot Into Cabbie, Who Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on Sidewalk; No Criminality (Streetsblog, DNA, Post, News, NY1)**
• UES: Jason Morales, 23, Struck Crossing FDR Drive (Post, News, DNA)
• Flushing: Driver Killed After Striking Guardrail on Whitestone Expressway (Post)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Kew Gardens: Driver Backing Into Parking Spot Severs 84-Year-Old Man’s Foot on Queens Blvd. Before Fleeing (Post, DNA)**
• Washington Heights: Cab Driver Drags Women Under Car; No Charges (Streetsblog)
• Manhattan: Four Serious Cab Crashes in Manhattan in One Day (Post)
• UES: Tractor-Trailer Driver Leaves Man Crossing First Ave. in Critical Condition (Post, News)
• Midwood: Driver Strikes, Leaves Pedestrian in Critical Condition; AIS Requested (@NYScanner)
• UWS: Driver Flips Car, Causing Minor Injuries (Gothamist)
• Prospect Heights: Van Driver Hits Bollard, Flips on Eastern Parkway (Brooklynian)
• West Brighton: Driver Overturns SUV (Advance)
• Bed-Stuy: Drunk Off-Duty Transit Worker Busted After Falling Asleep in Car (Post)

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