UPDATE (Thursday at 1:55 p.m.):Â Authorities now say the crash left one dead and 22 injured, and the driver has two prior arrests for DWI, The Associated Press reports.
ORIGINAL POST: The New York Police Department doesn’t believe Thursday’s incident in Times Square was an act of terrorism.
A red Honda Accord sedan was traveling the wrong way on Broadway in New York at roughly noon Thursday, drove onto the sidewalk and struck multiple pedestrians before hitting a pole at 45th Street, Reuters reports.
“Everybody was just running, everyone was concerned for their lives,” a witness told WCBS-TV, via Reuters.
What's happening in Times Square?? This car was in the sidewalk and people are on the streets pic.twitter.com/PsepRtfrAr
— gb (@gb__) May 18, 2017
Witnesses reportedly say one victim was covered by a bloody blanket after the incident, presumably dead. The New York Fire Department also confirmed at least 13 people sustained injuries as a result of the accident.
13 total patients currently reported at scene of motor vehicle accident in Times Square pic.twitter.com/ySwtL6ZLoc
— FDNY (@FDNY) May 18, 2017
Police are believed to have the driver in custody, though his identity hasn’t yet been released
