The car sped onto the sidewalk and hit multiple people in a busy area.
What on earth could have been the motive for THAT?
I ask knowingly.
Or at least ‘reasonable guessingly’.
Where have we seen things like this before?
Now, what did all those vehicles plowing into pedestrians have in common?
Right. Those three little words that Barry just couldn’t say… ‘Radical Islamic Terror’.
Now, it’s still early, to say that that is the cause, but one eyewitness did tell Reuters that it appeared as though the driver acted intentionally.
Initial reports from local reporters suggest that the car came off 42nd Street, and drove north for four blocks, mowing dozens of people down on a pavement
One eyewitness said he saw the suspect strike pedestrians “deliberately,” but an NYPD police source told CBS news they were not treating the incident as a terror attack.
Read more: Telegraph UK
At around 11 am, a maroon Honda Accord sped onto the sidewalk near 42nd and Broadway hitting multiple victims. The vehicle was going so quickly that it became lodged on the sidewalk bollards that are there to protect pedestrians.
Images from the scene are chilling.
What's happening in Times Square?? This car was in the sidewalk and people are on the streets pic.twitter.com/PsepRtfrAr
— gb (@gb__) May 18, 2017
The NY Fire Department has tweeted out that 13 patients were reported at the scene.
13 total patients currently reported at scene of motor vehicle accident in Times Square pic.twitter.com/ySwtL6ZLoc
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
Confirmed, 1 fatality and 12 injuries reported.
#FDNY confirms 1 fatality, 12 injuries in Times Square motor vehicle accident, 45 St/Broadway pic.twitter.com/M3aEHZw7Go
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
The story is still developing.
UPDATE: Multiple NY officials are saying that this is NOT an act of terror, but a suspect who has been arrested multiple times for drunk driving has been arrested.
Update: Driver of the car that crashed in Times Square is in custody. He has a history of drunk driving. https://t.co/jkGZ09eTRI
— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) May 18, 2017
Reports coming in that the man is a 26-year old from the Bronx.
Still shot of suspect arrested in Times Square incident. pic.twitter.com/0djMZZ0LdI
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) May 18, 2017
One male in custody in the #TimesSquare vehicle collision.
It is believed to be an isolated incident, it remains under investigation.— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) May 18, 2017
UPDATE 2: 19 injured and 1 dead
#FDNY confirms updated patient count at Times Square motor vehicle incident – 19 injuries, 1 fatality
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
