Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
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Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/05/18/ca ... s-say.html
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
Witnesses said traveling at 100 mph and trying to hit people. Not terrorism related it's being reported.
Times Square Driver Crashes Into Pedestrians, Killing 1 and Injuring 22 - The New York Times
https://apple.news/AHwWUmLYtTnyTNp6nx28zEQ
Times Square Driver Crashes Into Pedestrians, Killing 1 and Injuring 22 - The New York Times
https://apple.news/AHwWUmLYtTnyTNp6nx28zEQ
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
Only difference between mass murder and terrorism is the motivation, so how exactly do they know it wasn't terrorism
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
The man has a past history of DWI, and was apparently driving the wrong way in traffic and then attempted to drive onto a pedestrian area.The driver Richard Rojas is a U.S. citizen who previously served in the Navy, authorities said. The 26-year-old Bronx man had two prior arrests for driving while intoxicated, in 2008 and 2015...
Multiple witnesses told Fox News the vehicle was travelling against traffic and trying to enter a pedestrian section of Times Square.
My guess is that they are suspecting that he was under the influence and accidently went the wrong way on a one way RD, then tried to hurry to the next intersection so that he could turn off of the wrong way rd and ended up on a pedestrian rd instead... Tried to speed away but kept running people over until he crashed into a light post. Then he attempted to flee on foot and was tackled and restrained by citizens until the police arrived.
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
http://nypost.com/2017/05/18/times-squa ... kill-them/
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
The driver wasn't drunk this is a deliberate slaughter of innocents.
Terrible horrific video.
So evil.
Terrible horrific video.
So evil.
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
Same video can be seen on YouTube,
Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
From the video, it looks like people didn't have time to recognize the threat much less get out of the way.
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
You are correct. He was clearly AIMING to HIT people! No time to react for the majority of those innocent victims!philip964 wrote:The driver wasn't drunk this is a deliberate slaughter of innocents.
Terrible horrific video.
So evil.
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Re: Car jumps curb, hits pedestrians in Times Square
This is one of those videos which challenges typical situational awareness. I don't think I'd honestly be able to react if I were in the first 50 yds of this murderer's acceleration. Just the amount of time to hear the noise, turn your head, assess that yes a car was coming at you then to move quickly would be unlikely. Action beats reaction every time.
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