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1 dead, 13 injured in car crash in Times Square: Sources



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Good Morning America May 18, 2017


1 dead, 13 injured in car crash in Times Square: Sources
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One person is dead and 13 others were injured in a car crash in Times Square in New York City today, sources said.

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13 total patients currently reported at scene of motor vehicle accident in Times Square
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A city official said it appears to be an accident.
One person is in custody, a city official said.
The FDNY said the collision took place at 45th Street and Broadway.


PHOTO: First responders are assisting injured pedestrians after a vehicle struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in Times Square in New York, May 18, 2017. (Jeremy Schultz/Reuters)
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The car appeared to catch fire after crashing. Emergency vehicles are at the scene.

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Due to a vehicle collision with pedestrian injuries, emergency vehicles are in the area of #TimesSquare. Expect delays in the area.
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The conditions of those injured are unknown, ABC station WABC in New York said.

This story is developing. Please check back for more updates.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/13-injured...opstories.html

Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square

Published May 18, 2017Fox News

DEVELOPING – At least one person was killed and 12 others were struck after a speeding car jumped a curb and plowed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday afternoon.

An NYPD source confirmed to Fox News that a 26-year-old man had been taken into custody in the incident. The Associated Press reported the man was being tested for alcohol consumption and that he had a history of driving while intoxicated.

Several police sources told Fox News the incident appeared to be an accident. The NYPD press office had not yet confirmed that.

Multiple witnesses told Fox News the vehicle was travelling against traffic and trying to enter a pedestrian section of Times Square.

Crowds that gathered in the area were being moved because the car had not yet been cleared.

Several buildings in the area were reportedly on lockdown as police swarmed the busy intersection, which is heavily populated with tourists. Numerous blocks had been taped off by police around the scene.

A maroon sedan could be seen in multiple photos upended on steel barriers and a lamppost at the corner of 45th Street and Broadway. The FDNY received the first emergency call just before noon.

"We saw people laying on the sidewalk...with crowds of people laying around them," one witness told Fox News. "You could see clumps of people down the sidewalk with people all around them trying to help them."

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted that he was en route to the scene. The FBI said it was aware of the situation, but had not yet made a determination about if the incident was related to terror.

"Due to a vehicle collision with pedestrian injuries, emergency vehicles are in the area of #TimesSquare," the NYPD tweeted. "Expect delays in the area."
Fox News' Julie Banderas contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/18...ports-say.html

PHOTOS OF SUSPECT in Times Square Attack – 12 Injured, One Dead

Jim Hoft May 18th, 2017 12:09 pm 0 Comments

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Suspect in Times Square. #newyorkattack #TimesSquare
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A speeding driver in a red Honda Accord struck 10 people in Times Square before crashing into a pole.

At least one person is dead!

The car jumped the curb and struck at least 10 people.

One victim told Reuters:

“The driver’s actions appeared to be intentional.”

The driver was going the wrong way down a one way street!

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"Times Square" POOR SUSPECT PROBABLY TARGETED BY THOSE EVIL OFFICERS! I HOPE THEY TREAT HIM FAIRLY. #SMH
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Photo of the suspect who drove his car through a crowd in Times Square...
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It has just been reported on Fox News that this was an drunk driving incident, not a terrorist act. Supposedly the driver was intoxicated. One 18 year old woman killed.

UPDATE

Police identified the motorist as Richard Rojas, 26, of New York.