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 driver fleeing police hit pedestrians before driving the wrong way on E. 29th Street and seriously injuring a cyclist. Photo: Daily News

Fatal Crashes (3 Killed This Week, 86 This Year; 4 Drivers Charged*)

• Brownsville: Skateboarder Michael Pratt, 25, Killed in Collision With MTA Bus; No Charges Expected (DNA)
• Murray Hill: Kiyanoush Asif, 20, Crashes Motorcycle Into Vehicle on Northern Blvd. (DNA)
• Williamsburg: Peter Aguera, 30, Crashes Into Tree After Exiting Williamsburg Bridge (Post)

An SUV driver jumped the curb in Midtown, slamming into a group of pedestrians and injuring a child in a stroller. Photo: Daily News

Injuries, Arrests and Property Damage

• Kips Bay: Driver Fleeing Police Seriously Injures Cyclist, Hits Pedestrians Before Crashing into Storefront (Post, News, Gothamist)**
• Midtown: SUV Driver Jumps Curb and Injures Six, Including Child in a Stroller  (Post, News)**
• Throgs Neck-Edgewater Park: Woman’s Leg Severed After Driver Crashes Into Car That Pinned Her (Post)
• Ditmas Park: Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Seriously Injures Cyclist (DNA, News 12, Ditmas Park Corner)
• East New York: Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Plows Into Couple Sitting on Front Porch (Post)**
• Woodstock: Livery Cab Driver Passes Out, Nearly Running Down Mother and 2-Year-Old Baby in Stroller (Post, News, DNA)**
• Williamsburg: Pedestrian Struck, Seriously Injured; CIS Requested (@NYScanner)
• Dongan Hills: Motorcyclist Arrested After Blowing Through Stop Signs, Driving 50 MPH on Sidewalk (Advance)**
• Soho: Woman Clipped Riding Citi Bike on Broadway; No Charges (DNA)
• UWS: SUV Driver Smashes Into Ambulance at 71st and Broadway (Streetsblog)
• East Harlem: Ambulance Driver Hits Minivan, Injuring Five (DNA)
• Greenpoint: Driver Crashes Through Guardrail Into Park, Overturns Vehicle Next to Newtown Creek (Gothamist)**
• Port Richmond: Man Charged With DWI After Police Find Him Passed Out in Car With the Motor Running (Post Blotter)
• Bay Terrace: Truck Driver Downs Power Lines, Leaving 1700 Without Electricity (DNA)

*Based on latest available reports

** Incident in which a vehicle left the roadway

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/06/14/the-weekly-carnage-200/

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