‘Highly intoxicated’ driver, 26, is arrested after plowing his truck into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade leaving 28 injured and 5 critical – including young children

Sunday, February 26, 2017
By Paul Martin

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
28 people were injured when a truck plowed into people in New Orleans at the largest parade of Mardi Gras
Five are considered to be in critical condition, 21 were hospitalized and seven declined medical treatment
A three-year-old boy was injured but is in stable condition. The oldest person injured was in their forties
The crash happened at the corner of Orleans and N. Carrollton avenues during the Endymion Parade
Authorities say the 26-year-old driver appears to have been ‘highly intoxicated’ and was arrested at the scene
Police say there’s no evidence to suspect terrorism and it appears to be a drunk driving incident

By Jenny Stanton and Kaileen Gaul
DailyMail.com
26 February 2017

At least 28 people have been injured when a truck plowed into party-goers at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

The crash happened at the corner of Orleans and N. Carrollton avenues at around 6.45pm during the Endymion Parade. At first the driver tried to weave through the crowd. Then he accelerated through the masses sending ‘bodies flying off the hood’ of his Chevrolet pick up truck.

NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison said there is no evidence to suspect it was an act of terrorism, instead saying the 26-year-old driver appeared ‘highly intoxicated’.

Victims’ ages range from age three to their forties, according to the New Orleans Advocate. In total, 21 were taken to seven different hospitals throughout the city. Five are in critical condition and are being treated at trauma centers. Seven declined medical treatment.

Valerie, a witness, told DailyMail.com she managed to pull a young boy from a ladder to safety. She said a toddler sustained minor injuries.

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