The Weekly Carnage

The Weekly Carnage: "

The Weekly Carnage is a Friday round-up of motor vehicle mayhem
across the metro region. For more on the origins and purpose of this
column, please read About the Weekly Carnage.

Photo: Newsday

Fatal Crashes (17 Killed This Week, 227 This Year*, 22 Drivers Charged**)

• Staten Island: Man Crushed to Death By His Own SUV (News, Advance)


• Manhattan: LES Collision Leaves One Dead (Streetsblog)


• Manhattan, Queens: 3 Motorcyclists Dead in Separate Crashes (AP) 


• Queens: Unidentified Pedestrian Killed in Corona (Gothamist)
  


• Shirley, LI: Drunk Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian; Not Charged for Death (Newsday 1, 2)


• Yaphank, LI: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Ped; Tells Cops He Thought Man Was a Deer (Newsday)
  


• Yaphank, LI: 1 Killed in Collision Involving Family of 911 Dispatcher (Newsday 1, 2)


• Deer Park, LI: Elderly Man Dies After Crash Possibly Precipitated by Health Emergency (Newsday)


• Ronkokoma, LI: Man Dies in Collision With Tractor-Trailer (Newsday)


• Danbury, CT: Teen Killed, 3 Injured in One-Vehicle Crash (CT Post)


• Bethany, CT: 3 Killed When Car Hits Tree (CT Post)
  


• New Brunswick, NJ: 15-Year-Old Pedestrian Struck; No Charges (S-L)
  


• Millburn, NJ: 19-Year-Old Dead in Single-Car Crash (S-L, The Local 1, 2)
  


• Branchburg, NJ: Man Slits Own Throat, Flips Car After Police Stop (Somerset Rep)***

Photo: The Uptowner

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Manhattan: NYPD Van Strikes Pedestrian; Post Blames Anarchic "Pedestrian Culture"


• Manhattan: TEA Altercation Ends in Driver Arrest, Accusation of Agent Assault (Gothamist)
  


• Manhattan: Dirt Bike Riders Tear Through Harlem; Cops at a Loss (Uptowner)


• Bronx: NYPD Officer Accused of Hitting Pregnant Woman's Car, Leaving Scene (Gothamist)
  


• Staten Island: Officer Injured When Hit-and-Run Driver Strikes NYPD Cruiser (Advance)


• Eastchester: Woman Hits 15-Year-Old Girl, Leaves Her in Street (LoHud)
  


• Southhold, NY: Man Picking Up His DWI Girlfriend at Police Station Arrested for DWI (LoHud)


• Southampton, LI: Passenger Arrested for Traffic Stop Tirade (Newsday)


• Melville, LI: Multiple-Car Crash Paralyzes LIE (Newsday)


• Greenwich, CT: Man Hits Pedestrian, Charged With DWI (CT Post)
  


• Rahway, NJ: Child Hit, Hospitalized With Head Injuries (NJLN)
  


• Cranford, NJ: Unlicensed Driver Nailed for Warrants During Crosswalk Sting (Chron)
  


• Paterson, NJ: Fire Truck, Car Collision Injures 2 (S-L)
  

Following Up

• Manhattan: NYPD Sgt. Indicted for Critically Injuring UES Pedestrian in June (NYT, Post)


• Manhattan: Accused DWI Mom Carmen Huertas Indicted for Fatal Crash (AP, Post)


• Brooklyn: Al Sharpton Keeping an Eye on Andrew Kelly Case (Gothamist)
  


• Staten Island: Driver Killed in Backhoe Collision Identified (Advance)
  


• Daily News: People Who Block Parking Spots Deserve to Die (Streetsblog) 


• Hiram Monserrate: I'm No Worse Than John Sabini (News)
  


• "Law & Order" to Dramatize Taconic Wrong-Way Crash; Families Object (Post, Post)


• Nassau Co.: Guardrail Will Be Installed After Fatal Wantagh Bike Path Crash (Newsday)
  


• Bayonne, NJ: School Bus Driver Ticketed for Critically Injuring Pedestrian (Jersey Jrnl)


• Summit, NJ: Driver Found at Fault for Ped Death; No Criminal Charges (Indy Press)
  


• Elizabeth, NJ: Man Pleads Guilty in Crash That Injured Officer; Could Get 30 Years (S-L)

Photo: Jalopnik

Out of Town

• Milo, NY: Worker Killed When Truck Driver Crashes Into Boathouse (AP)
  


• Flagstaff, AZ: Hit-and-Run Road Rager Intentionally Runs Down Pedestrian (Daily Sun)


• Skippack, PA: Pedestrian Hit, Hospitalized, Ticketed for Jaywalking (Reporter)


• Baltimore, MD: Man Hit and Killed; Police Cite "Pedestrian Error" (Sun)


• Portland, OR: Driver Said to Be Chasing Skater Flips SUV in Park (Jalopnik)


• Caldwell, ID: Woman Crushed to Death By Garage Door at Paramedics Station (AP)
  


• Santa Ana, CA: 75-Year-Old Gets 9 Months for Killing 89-Year-Old Ped in Grisly Parking Lot Crash (AP)


• Los Angeles: Trial of "Dr. Road Rage" Underway (Streetsblog LA)
  


• Los Angeles: "Sarah Connor Chronicles" Actor Thomas Dekker Hits Cyclist, Charged With DUI (S-L)


• Cleveland: Browns CB Eric Wright Uninjured After Flipping Car (AP)
  

Trends and Other News

• TA, TSTC to Host Vehicular Homicide Symposium, Featuring Cy Vance (Streetsblog 1, 2)
  


• Daily News: Distracted Cab Drivers Are Only a Problem for Their Passengers (Streetsblog)


• Brooklyn CB 10 Wants DOT Study of Crash-Plagued Bay Ridge Intersection (Post)


• Will No-Nonsense Nassau DA Kathleen Rice Run for Attorney General? (Daily Politics)


• Jon Stewart Rips CNN for Driver-Distracting Cellphone App (Zimbio)
  


• Cellphone Users Too Dazed to Notice Clown Riding Unicycle (Well)
  


• Hummer Drivers Get Five Times as Many Tickets as Nat'l Average (Consumer Reports)


• Ford Recalls 4.5M Vehicles Due to Fire Risk; Crown Vics Not on the List (Consumerist)


• Westfield, NJ, Mayoral Candidates Campaign on Safer Streets (S-L)


• Boston Globe Continues Anti-"Jaywalking" Media Blitz 
  


• San Francisco Embarks on New Ped Safety Initiative (Streetsblog SF)
  


• Deaf and Blind Pedestrians Get Attention From Minnesota Transpo Officials (Star Trib)


• In Columbia, MO, It Will Soon Be Illegal to Throw Things at People in Wheelchairs (KBIA)
  


• Instead of Criminalizing Walking, Cities Should Make It Safer (Car-Free in Big D)
  

* Since the week of June 8
** Drivers charged for deaths since the week of June 8, based on latest available reports
*** This incident is not reflected in the "Fatal Crashes" tally

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