Parma Heights Police confirm eight people were hit by a auto at Greenbriar Commons, and two people are seriously injured.
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There were more than 100 people at the Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin summer band tribute concert, the last of a series of outdoor community concerts this summer.
Accident: Nine elderly people were hurt when a woman, 74, drove into a crowd at Greenbriar Commons (shown after accident) in Parma Heights at 7pm Sunday.
A 74-year-old Parma Heights woman was leaving the concert and was backing her auto out.
The woman got confused and hit the gas instead of the brakes, police said. He said she drove onto the dance floor, hitting eight people.
The driver then tried to maneuver the vehicle forward, but crashed into a telephone pole and then a parked auto.
In total five people were sent to MetroHealth Medical Center and one to University Hospitals Parma, while three – including the driver – were treated at the scene.
The incident happened in a parking lot right next to the city’s police and fire departments.
“A lot of the people knew the victims so it (the concert) ended abruptly”, said Scharschmidt.
Charges against the woman have not been filed.
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