Posted on 01/01/2024 4:16:26 AM PST by Libloather
At least five people have reportedly been injured after a car plowed into New Year's Eve revelers near Madison Square Garden in New York City.
A mass casualty incident was said to have been declared following the horror crash on West 34th Street and 9th Avenue. Three NYPD officers are among those who were injured.
Police were called to the scene around 1:40am local time, as crowds would have been departing nearby Times Square after watching the ball drop to ring-in 2024.
The vehicle mounted the sidewalk and ran down civilians and cops before coming to a stop, reports suggest.
The driver, a 44-year-old male, is now in custody at Bellevue Hospital. It's been reported that the police were chasing the car prior to the crash.
Pictures from the scene appear to show three cars involved in the wreck, two black cars and a yellow taxi. While a video showed a man being stretchered away, appearing to be conscious.
The incident began when cops came to intervene in a confrontation, one of those involved in the dispute, then tried to speed away from the scene, reports the New York Post.
The Post reports that a woman was pinned against a food truck and that the operator of that truck was also among the hurt.
A small army of NYPD officers were on patrols in the Big Apple on New Year's Eve as part of a heightened security effort.
New York Mayor Eric Adams said there were 'no specific threats' to his city's annual bash.
Nevertheless, police said they expanded the security perimeter around the party, creating a 'buffer zone' to allow them to head off potential demonstrations.
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Dang male drivers! We should ban cars!
Was the chase necessary?? I see lawsuits ahead.
This is 100% the fault of the po-lice. They interfere with the right of the people to commit crimes in sanctuary cities.
Sudden Jihadi Syndrome?
“The vehicle mounted the sidewalk”
Apparently, the car had a thing for sidewalks.
Legitimate question.
Male driver. That sure narrows it down.
Maybe not to Democrats or the Governor of Ohio.
What is the difference between “a male driver” and a female driver? Their pronouns?
NYPD biologists responded quickly to the scene to make positive ID.
The story neglected to specify to which species the male belonged. Human being?
Well, we do know he belongs to a species that lives at least 44 years.
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