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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.

Wagner College nursing student Ron Tillman was killed while riding his bike on Staten Island. His was one of three deaths this week resulting from hit-and-runs. Photo:Advance

Fatal Crashes (8 killed this week, 25 this year, 4 drivers charged*)

• Grymes Hill: Cyclist Ron Tillman, 29, Killed in Hit-and-Run (Advance, DNA)
• Soundview: Dawn Affoumani, 42, Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver Crossing Street (DNA)
• Cypress Hills: 67-Year-Old Woman Killed Crossing the Street By SUV Driver; “No Criminality Suspected” (DNA, Post Blotter)
• Flatbush: Jeanniot Jean, 71, Killed By Two Drivers While Crossing Street to Meet Girlfriend (News)
• Harlem: Luis Rosado, 75, Killed By Hit-and-Run Livery Cab Driver a Block from His Home (Post, News)
• Ozone Park: Darren Green, 41, Fatally Crashes Livery Cab Into Pole (DNA)
• LES: Two Killed, One Injured in Head-On Crash on FDR Drive (DNA)
• Astoria: Lizardo Aldana, 89, Struck By Drunk SUV Driver Who Tried to Flee Scene (Post, News)**

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• East Village: Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes Into Taxi, Injuring Driver and Two Passengers (Post)
• Crown Heights: 12 Injured After Driver Hits MTA Bus (DNA)
• West Village: Minivan Driver Jumps Curb, Destroying Glass-Walled Art Studio and Injuring Two (DNA)
• East Williamsburg: Two Children Struck By Driver (DNA)
• Downtown BK: MTA Bus Driver Crashes Into Scaffolding After Attack from Passenger (Post Blotter)
• Harlem: Driver Whose License Had Been Suspended 49 Times Busted Making Illegal U-Turn (Post Blotter)
• UES: Men Crash Stolen DEP Truck Into Four Cars, Barber Shop While High on Drugs (Post)
• Cross BX Expressway: Tractor-Trailer Jack-Knifes, Spilling Fuel and Closing Two Lanes (DNA)
• Manhattan: SUV Driver Runs Over Times Photographer Bill Cunningham’s Foot (Gothamist)
• Mariners Harbor: Unlicensed Driver Assaults Officer During Traffic Stop, Tries to Flee (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.

Two passengers, including a pregnant teenager, were killed when a driver crashed into a concrete pillar on the Major Deegan Expressway. The driver also died and two others passengers were seriously injured. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (5 killed this week, 16 this year, 3 drivers charged*)

• Grant City: Colleen Mallon Dizeo, 48, Dies From Injuries After Truck Driver Runs Her Down; Police: Death Appears Accidental (Advance)
• Major Deegan Expressway: Daniela Abreu, 16; Jose Henriquez, 22; Eduardo Nunez, 30, Killed, Two Others Critically Injured in High-Speed Crash (News, Post)
• UES: 31-Year-Old Passenger Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver on FDR Drive (DNA)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Sunset Park: Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Pedestrian; Driver Later Turns Self In (News 1, 2)
• Jamaica: Pedestrian in Serious Condition After Driver Hits Him (DNA)
• Hudson Square: Cyclist Seriously Injured After Hitting Lane Divider Near Holland Tunnel (DNA)
• Forest Hills: Several Injured in Two-Car Crash on Jackie Robinson Parkway (Times Ledger)
• Williamsbridge: Pedestrian Struck Near Bronx River Parkway (DNA)
• Bulls Head: Driver Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries After Crashing Into Pole (Advance)
• Greenpoint: Photos: Another Crash on McGuinness Blvd. (NY Shitty)
• SI: Police Arrest Four for DWI, One After She Crashed Into Fence, Parked Car (Advance)
• Lower Manhattan: Van Catches Fire in Foley Square (DNA)

A 47-year-old pedestrian was seriously by a hit-and-run driver in Sunset Park and fled. The driver later surrendered to police and is charged with leaving the scene. Photo: Daily 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.

A crash at Broadway and 97th Street injured a pedestrian and sent a cab into scaffolding. Photo:DNA

Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 11 this year, 3 drivers charged*)

• Midwood: 58-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit by One Driver, Fatally Struck by a Second in Hit-and-Run (ABC 7, NY1)
• Staten Island: Nelson Coelho, 23, Struck Trying to Cross SI Expressway (Post)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Greenwich Village: 63-Year-Old Pedestrian Hospitalized With Head Injuries After Driver Hits Her (DNA)
• UWS: Crash Involving Cab Driver Injures Pedestrian, Sends Vehicle Into Scaffolding (DNA)
• Bronx: Man Driving Tractor-Trailer Illegally on Hutchinson River Pkwy Crashes Into Overpass, Injures Bridge Inspectors (DNA, Post)
• Midtown: Ten Injured in Collision on Park Avenue (DNA)
• Crown Heights: Two-Car Crash on Eastern Parkway Leaves Seven Injured, Six Seriously (DNA)
• Dyker Heights: Four Pedestrians Struck in Two Separate Crashes; No Criminality Suspected (News)
• Tompkinsville: Drunk Driver Smashes Into Pole, Injuring Passenger (Post Blotter)
• Sunnyside: Driver Injured After Her SUV Flipped in Two-Car Crash (Advance)
• New Brighton: Woman Driving With Suspended License, 3-Year-Old Son in the Backseat Nearly Runs Down Cop (Advance)
• Cypress Hills: Carjacker Crashes Minivan Into Divider During Police Chase (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.

12-Year-Old Dashane Santana was fatally struck by a van driver while she was crossing Delancey Street at Clinton Street. The driver remained at the scene and is not expected to face charges. Photo:DNAinfo

Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 9 this year, 3 drivers charged*)

• LES: Dashane Santana, 12, Struck Twice by Van Driver While Crossing Delancey; No Charges Expected (Post, Gothamist)
• Kew Gardens Hills: Passenger Beatrice Perlitsh, 82, Killed in Two-Car Crash; “No Criminality Suspected” (DNAinfo, Times Ledger)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Harlem: Crash That Injured Motorist Blamed on Icy Roads (DNAinfo)
• Bensonhurst: MTA Bus Driver Hits Two Pedestrians, Trapping One Underneath (DNAinfo)
• St. Albans: Driver Seriously Injured After Crashing and Flipping SUV; “No Criminality Suspected” (Post)
• Bayside: At Least One Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash (Times Ledger)
• Sheepshead Bay: Photo: Cyclist Struck On Ocean Ave, Shore Parkway (Sheepshead Bites)
• Clinton Hill: Garbage Truck Driver Crashes Into Vacant Storefront, Injuring Three (NY1)
• Washington Heights: Unlicensed Drunk Teen Driver Slams Into Car, Putting One Victim in a Coma (Post Blotter)
• Fordham Manor: Man Driving Stolen Car Arrested for Reckless Driving (Post Blotter)
• Corona: Off-Duty Sanitation Worker Arrested for DWI (Times Ledger)
• Grant City: Truck Driver Knocks Down Utility Pole, Fire Hydrant (Advance)

A driver was seriously injured after he crashed his SUV in Queens. Photo:Post

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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.

Leopoldo Hernandez was struck by two vehicles on Borinquen Place in Williamsburg. No charges are expected. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 7 this year, 3 drivers charged*)

• Williamsburg: Leopoldo Hernandez, 57,  Struck by Two Drivers While Crossing Street; “No Criminality” (Streetsblog, NY1, News, DNA)
• East Harlem: Mehdi Kabbaj, 45, Killed Exiting Cab, Running Across FDR Drive (News)
• Marine Park: Davonte Jeffers Run Down by Unlicensed Van Driver (Post)**
• East Flatbush: John Cook, 34, Mowed Down by Hit-and-Run Driver Crossing Rockaway Parkway (ABC)**
• Sheepshead Bay: Ju Chen, 49, Killed on Scooter by Driver Who Ran Red, Fled Scene (News, Post)**
• Dongan Hills: Amanda Diane Cummings, 15, Struck by City Bus (Advance)**
• Crown Heights: Livery Cab Driver Munim Awadalkareem, 51, Killed in Wrong-Way Crash; Three Others Injured (Post, ABC Local) **

A pedestrian was pinned against a house and critically injured after a bus driver crashed and jumped a curb in Jamaica. The bus was hit by the driver of a second vehicle, who according to witnesses ran a stop sign. No charges are expected. Photo: Daily 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.

A crash involving a police cruiser in Sunnyside, SI injured six. Photo: Advance

Fatal Crashes (1 killed this week, 147 this year, 20 drivers charged*)

• South Williamsburg: Meilech Weiss, 62, Killed Crossing the Street; No Charges (Post Blotter, Vos Iz Neias)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Morningside Heights: Pedestrian Critically Injured in Hit-And-Run Where Daniela D’Ercole Was Killed Last Month (DNAinfo, Post)
• Corona: Drunk Driver Rear-Ends Police Cruiser, Attempts to Flee Scene (Post Blotter)
• Midtown: Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Pins Pedestrian Against Scaffolding (DNAinfo)
• Harlem: Son of Rapper Doug E. Fresh Arrested for DWI (DNAinfo)
• Sunnyside, SI: Six Injured in Crash Involving Police Cruiser (Advance)
• Oakland Gardens: Three-Car Crash Injures Four, Trapping One in Vehicle (Times Ledger)
• Lincoln Tunnel: Tractor-Trailer Near NJ Entrance Overturns, Closing Several Lanes (DNAinfo)
• Whitestone: Emergency Responders Find Car That Crashed Through Expressway Barrier Into Tree (Times Ledger)

A cab driver jumped a curb in Midtown, pinning a pedestrian against scaffolding. The crash is under investigation. Photo: DNAinfo

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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.

Katherine Yun was killed by a Department of Sanitation truck driver while crossing Broadway in Williamsburg. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (5 killed this week, 146 this year, 20 drivers charged*)

• Sheepshead Bay: Aron Dudkin, 80, Killed Crossing the Street; No Charges (Streetsblog, Flatbush Scoop)
• Williamsburg: Katherine Yun, 25, Hit By Garbage Truck Driver; No Criminality Suspected (News, NYT)
• North Riverdale: Milo Montivilla, 57, Struck, Dragged By School Bus Driver; No Charges Expected (News, Streetsblog)
• St. Albans: Drunk Driver Crashes Into Two Cars, Killing a Passenger; Two Others Injured (Post)
• Prospect Lefferts Gardens: Motorcyclist Kills Unidentified Pedestrian at Flatbush and Parkside (Streetsblog)

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Prospect Heights: Driver Injures Cyclist at Intersection Where Protected Bike Lane Was Supposed to Go (Bklynian)
• Prospect Park: Cyclist Seriously Injured By Van Driver (Bklynian)
• Greenpoint: Off-Duty Cop Survives Rear-End Plunge Off BQE (News, Post)
• Midwood: Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Head-On Collision Fleeing From Police (Post)
• Flatbush: One Hospitalized After SUV Driver Crashes Into Supermarket (Gothamist)
• Soho: City’s Office of Emergency Management Spokesperson Arrested for DWI (DNAinfo, Post)
• Little Neck: Driver Crashes Through Glass Storefront of Day Care Center (Times Ledger)
• Brooklyn Heights: Driver Leads Cops on Chase Before Slamming Into Light Pole (Post)
• Port Richmond: Unlicensed Driver Flees DWI Checkpoint, Leaving 7-Year-Old Son (Post Blotter)
• St. Albans: Driver Checked for Injuries Following Crash (Times Ledger)

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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 22-year-old motorcyclist struck and killed a 58-year-old pedestrian at West 57th Street and 10th Avenue. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (4 killed this week, 141 this year, 19 drivers charged*)

• Midtown West: 58-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck By Motorcyclist; No Charges (AP)
• Forest Hills: 68-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit By Driver; NYPD: “No Criminality Suspected” (Times Ledger)
• Kings Highway: Van Driver Killed After Ramming Center Island (AP)
• Bayside: Farook Husseil, 57, Passenger, Killed Exiting Car on Clearview Expressway (Times Ledger)
• Hollis: Pat Dolan, 72, Struck Crossing Street on Her Way to CB Transportation Committee Meeting; No Charges (City Room, Times Ledger, Streetsblog)**
• Upper West Side: Daniela D’Ercole, 32, Run Down By SUV Driver; “No Criminality Suspected” (DNAinfo)**
• Van Wyck Parkway/Brooklyn Queens Expressway: Unnamed BMW Driver, Motorcyclist Marvin Dunn, 28, Killed in Separate Crashes (News, Post Blotter)**
• Chelsea: Jack Vanleuvan, 61, Succumbs to Injuries After Red Light-Running Police Van Driver Left Him Comatose (Post)**

A speeding and possibly drunk driver crashed on South Street near Clinton Street, leaving two hospitalized. Photo: Daily News

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Williamsburg: Drunk Coffee Truck Driver Mows Down 90-Year-Old Pedestrian, Attempts to Flee Scene (Post, CBS Local)
• Midtown East: Multi-Car Crash on FDR Drive Leaves Seven Injured, One Seriously (DNAinfo)
• Lower East Side: Allegedly Drunk City Employee Speeding on FDR Drive Crashes Into Minivan; Two Hospitalized (Post)
• Lower East Side: Daily News Delivery Truck Driver Crashes Into Restaurant, Injuring Self and Passenger (DNAinfo)
• Borough Park: Driver Hits Woman With Traffic Cone in Dispute Over Parking Spot (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.

David John Williams, in town from Connecticut for a friend's wake, was killed crossing the street in East Flatbush. The driver was not charged. Photo: News

Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 132 this year, 19 drivers charged*)

• Brownsville: Theauther Love, 87, Hit By Officer Driving NYPD Traffic Squad Car (News, Post, Streetsblog)
• East Flatbush: Driver Kills David John Williams, 63, Crossing Street; No Charges (News)

 Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Grasmere: Driver Rear-Ends Car; Witnesses Report Driver Died at the Scene (Advance)
• Harlem: NYPD Van Overturns During Chase, Trapping Officers Inside (DNAinfo)
• Murray Hill: Cab Driver Jumps Curb, Injuring Pedestrian (DNAinfo)
• Harlem: Drunk Driver Arrested After Flipping Car Into Frederick Douglass Circle (DNAinfo)
• Midtown West: West Side Greenway Cyclist Struck By Cab Driver (Streetsblog)
• East Harlem: NY Library President Crashes Company Car, Charged With DWI (NYT)
• Astoria: Unlicensed Driver Tries Running Down Cop Before Crashing and Flipping Vehicle (Post Blotter)
• Rockaway Parkway: School Bus Driver Crashes Into House Following Collision With SUV (Post, News)
• Upper East Side: Driver High on Drugs Joy Rides in Stolen Ambulance (News)
• Ozone Park: Off-Duty Cop Charged With DWI (Times Ledger)
• Upper East Side: Man Critically Injured After Being Pinned Against Garage Door By His Truck (News)
• Crown Heights: Robbery Suspect Crashes Car Fleeing Police Shootout (Post)

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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.

Jennifer Sosa was killed when she was knocked off an overpass on the Cross-Bronx Expressway following a crash. Her brother was critically injured. Photo: News

Fatal Crashes (2 killed this week, 130 this year, 19 drivers charged*)

• Maspeth: Man Walking Along LI Expressway Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver (Post Blotter)
• Cross Bronx Expressway: Jennifer Sosa, 20, Thrown Off Overpass By Car After Climbing Out of Pileup; Brother Pedro Luis Sosa Critically Injured (NYT, News)

 Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Midwood: Two Boys on Bikes Injured, One Critically, By Hit-and-Run Drivers (Post Blotter, NY1)
• Morningside Heights: One Injured in Four-Car Crash; Police Refuse to Summons Driver Making Illegal U-Turn (Spectator)
• Borough Park: Driver Hits, Drags Man Crossing the Street on a Motorized Scooter (Post Blotter)
• West Shore Expressway: Two Pinned in Vehicles after Collision on Ramp (Advance)
• Bushwick/South Ozone Park: Two Off-Duty Cops Arrested for DWI (Post)

 In the Region, Out of Town

• White Plains, NY: Three Bronx Residents Killed in Wrong-Way Crash (LoHud)
• Ewing, NJ: Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Two Cars in Hit-and-Run (Times of Trenton)
• New Hempstead, NY: Unlicensed Driver Charged with Felony DWI in Crash That Injured Two (LoHud)
• Seneca Falls, NY: State Senator’s Aunt Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver (CapTon)
• Albany, NY: Man Killed in Crash Involving Driver Fleeing Police in Stolen SUV (WSJ)
• Mattituck: Woman Hospitalized after Driver Hits Her in Drugstore Parking Lot (Suffolk Times)

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