Three people were killed, and seven others were injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed his vehicle into a park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Eyewitness NewsJosh Einiger has breaking details on the Lower East Side crash. It comes the same night he got an exclusive ride along with the NYPD.Three people were killed, and seven others were injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed his vehicle into a park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , pinning some of the victims, according to police.Eyewitness News obtained exclusive surveillance video as the truck drives eastbound down Water Street at a high rate of speed.
Officials say the truck sped through the intersection of Water Street and Cherry Street, slammed into a fence and then barreled through a crowd, including a family that was having a Fourth of July picnic at the time. First responders arrived on the scene within three minutes and found four victims pinned under the grey Ford F-150 pickup truck in Corlears Hook Park.In total, three victims were pronounced dead including a 59-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man, who appear to be related, and a woman in her early 40s.The youngest of the injured is just 11 years old.
"Once he did that hard right turn so many people started screaming. He turned into the batting field, that's where we normally barbecue. It's a family that we all know. The Lower East Side bands together," a neighbor said. The 44-year-old driver from New Jersey, who is suspected of drunk driving, was pinned down by good Samaritans and held until police arrived on scene.Mayor Eric Adams said that terrorism is not suspected at this time, although the investigation is ongoing.
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