The Associated Press reports that 12 people were injured today when a driver plowed into a crowd of pedestrians on the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles. Witnesses told police the driver, who fled the scene, was not driving erratically and appeared to be in control of the car the entire time.
#BREAKING right now on Venice Board walk- driver hit pedestrians & at least 9 injured photo via @madism40: . pic.twitter.com/iZWoQj4tuW
— Tara Finestone (@tarawallis) August 4, 2013
Venice BoardWalk — possible driver in Dodge RT @Snapchat: Looking for this dark blue Dodge. pic.twitter.com/PSA7d16oVL
— Tara Finestone (@tarawallis) August 4, 2013
Hit and run – triage situation lot of ppl down! Stay away @Venice311 @KTLA pic.twitter.com/MwmMqKYvWB
— Venice Beach Sunsets (@Venice_Sunsets) August 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/jugoboss_/status/363851814082322432
https://twitter.com/envytheB_U_TEE/status/363836959354937344
@envytheB_U_TEE Can you describe the scene at the beach? What did you see?
— Zachary Stieber (@ZackStieber) August 4, 2013
https://twitter.com/envytheB_U_TEE/status/363843181198065665
Paramedics and firefighters and cops and lifeguards everywhere helping. Horrific scene. pic.twitter.com/vZcZunTahA
— Venice 311 (@Venice311) August 4, 2013
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Bad. pic.twitter.com/ZEd4l4RoI5
— Venice 311 (@Venice311) August 4, 2013
Multi-agency effort to sort this mess out. Video being pulled from various businesses. pic.twitter.com/4oFt9ZYKkj
— Venice 311 (@Venice311) August 4, 2013
The AP reports that it’s still unclear if anyone has been stopped or arrested in connection with the incident.
FIND THIS CAR pic.twitter.com/P9EJSRbNh0
— Venice 311 (@Venice311) August 4, 2013
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