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Driver arrested after plowing truck into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade leaving 28 injured and 5 critical - including young children
PUBLISHED: 20:54 EST, 25 February 2017 | UPDATED: 03:20 EST, 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 this is terrorism and that the 26-year-old driver appeared 'highly intoxicated'.
Victims' ages range from age three to their forties, according to the 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.
A 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being investigated for driving while under the influence
A young child is treated by a paramedic at the the Endymion Parade where 28 were injured and 21 were hospitalized
People gather around an injured woman after a pickup truck ran into a crowd at a Mardi Gras parade
Victims were taken to seven different hospitals throughout the city and five are in critical condition
The crash sent 21 people to the hospital with five being sent to trauma centers
A vehicle is seen crashed along the Endymion parade route at Orleans and Carollton during Mardi Gras
People console each other as they watch New Orleans police work the scene where a vehicle plowed into a crowd injuring 28
A truck plowed into the crowd at the Krewe Of Endymion Mardi Gras Parade, the largest parade of Mardi Gras
Witnesses claim the Chevrolet pick up truck veered into the crowd after crashing into two vehicles before striking a dump truck. Several people were reportedly pinned underneath the pickup truck after the accident.
Trey Klechak, a 20-year-old student at Louisiana State University who was at the scene told Nola.com: 'We heard tires screeching, and we looked to our left and saw a dark grey Chevy 1500 Silverado and it looked like he was swerving in between people that were walking, trying to get to the parade route.'
'There were bodies flying off the hood while he was still driving.'
'Luckily there was a dump truck parked on the other side, and luckily when he went up on neutral ground, he slammed into the dump truck
In a statement, the FBI said Saturday night: 'The FBI New Orleans Division is aware of the mass casualty incident that happened along the Endymion Mardi Gras parade route this evening in New Orleans.
'We are currently coordinating with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to determine whether a federal violation has occurred.'
Mayor Mitch Landrieu told the New Orleans Advocate: 'We've had individuals who made really bad decisions today.
'Innocent people were hurt here today. Families watching the parade.'
Read more: New Orleans Mardi Gras parade: Truck plows into people | Daily Mail Online
- 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
PUBLISHED: 20:54 EST, 25 February 2017 | UPDATED: 03:20 EST, 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 this is terrorism and that the 26-year-old driver appeared 'highly intoxicated'.
Victims' ages range from age three to their forties, according to the 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.
A 26-year-old man was arrested at the scene and is being investigated for driving while under the influence
A young child is treated by a paramedic at the the Endymion Parade where 28 were injured and 21 were hospitalized
People gather around an injured woman after a pickup truck ran into a crowd at a Mardi Gras parade
Victims were taken to seven different hospitals throughout the city and five are in critical condition
The crash sent 21 people to the hospital with five being sent to trauma centers
A vehicle is seen crashed along the Endymion parade route at Orleans and Carollton during Mardi Gras
People console each other as they watch New Orleans police work the scene where a vehicle plowed into a crowd injuring 28
A truck plowed into the crowd at the Krewe Of Endymion Mardi Gras Parade, the largest parade of Mardi Gras
Witnesses claim the Chevrolet pick up truck veered into the crowd after crashing into two vehicles before striking a dump truck. Several people were reportedly pinned underneath the pickup truck after the accident.
Trey Klechak, a 20-year-old student at Louisiana State University who was at the scene told Nola.com: 'We heard tires screeching, and we looked to our left and saw a dark grey Chevy 1500 Silverado and it looked like he was swerving in between people that were walking, trying to get to the parade route.'
'There were bodies flying off the hood while he was still driving.'
'Luckily there was a dump truck parked on the other side, and luckily when he went up on neutral ground, he slammed into the dump truck
In a statement, the FBI said Saturday night: 'The FBI New Orleans Division is aware of the mass casualty incident that happened along the Endymion Mardi Gras parade route this evening in New Orleans.
'We are currently coordinating with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to determine whether a federal violation has occurred.'
Mayor Mitch Landrieu told the New Orleans Advocate: 'We've had individuals who made really bad decisions today.
'Innocent people were hurt here today. Families watching the parade.'
Read more: New Orleans Mardi Gras parade: Truck plows into people | Daily Mail Online
Damn so many people! Hope no one dies. 
