The vehicle jumped a curb in the Bronx leaving behind mangled bodies and bloodied costumes.
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Police suspect that Unger suffered a seizure or another medical problem, which led to the accident that took 3 lives and injured many more.
Witnesses have described a terrifying scene on the streets of Colorado Springs, where a gunman armed with a rifle marched down a city street and shot and killed three people before being fatally shot in a gunbattle… “He always said “thank you for taking care of my girls”, now to lose both of them…” said Ricci.
Three people, including a 10-year-old girl and two men, ages 24 and 65, were killed in the collision, NYPD said in a statement. Others hospitalized were a 9-year-old girl and a woman who was 21 years old, according to police.
A 33-year-man had called 911 after initially hitting the girl, and then a second vehicle then struck the girl and dragged her before she became dislodged, Pittsfield Township Deputy Police Chief Gordy Schick said.
Police sources say the motorist may have been involved in a road rage incident with a Toyota right before the crash. “I didn’t know if it was a Halloween dummy or a real person”, neighbour Fabio Cotza told the New York Post. I dropped my bags and ran over.
Nyanna’s mother, Natalia Perez, told the Daily News that her father had been taking her daughters for a few extra Halloween fun. Leka had been accompanying his 10-year-old sister while she trick-or-treated; witnesses say he pushed her out of the way of the auto.
A 65-year-old grandfather, Louis Perez, suffered severe head trauma and died at the scene, police said. “Everyone’s going to remember when they pass by”.
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Safe Kids Worldwide warns drivers to be especially cognizant of children on the streets and drive slowly on Halloween, especially between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., which are popular trick-or-treating hours, and a lack of sunlight means less visibility.
