UPDATE per @SunnyvaleDPS Capt. Jim Choi on preliminary investigation: Driver deliberately drove into a group of 8 pedestrians. Driver in custody. Victims all transported to local hospitals. https://t.co/Pr8HNYmpn4 pic.twitter.com/VDInoFAHQt
— Kristofer Noceda (@krisnoceda) April 24, 2019
Not clear the reason why yet.
VIa NBC:
Eight pedestrians, including a 13-year-old, were hospitalized Tuesday evening after a suspected speeding driver drove into them in Sunnyvale, California, officials said.
The crash was reported at 6:40 p.m. at the intersection of El Camino Real and Sunnyvale Saratoga Road, which is located near a number of restaurants and other businesses.
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Capt. Jim Choi said the driver, an adult male, is in police custody. Officials are investigating the incident as an intentional act due to initial statements made at the scene.
“We have preliminary evidence from witnesses that he was accelerating, doesn’t look like he tried to brake at all,” Choi said.