One person was killed and 19 injured in the crash, which authorities say is not related to terrorism
A wrecked car sits in the intersection of 45th and Broadway in Times Square, May 18,2017 in New York City.
NEW YORK — At least one person was killed and 19 others wounded after a car drove through a crowd of pedestrians in Times Square just before noon Thursday.
The New York Police Department says the crash does not appear to be terrorism-related. The driver, a 26-year-old man from the Bronx, is in custody and has two prior arrests for driving while intoxicated, officials said.
The suspect is being questioned and tested for alcohol, a law enforcement source tells CBS News.
President Trump has been briefed on the situation, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio were on the scene and were briefed by authorities.
People attend injured pedestrians a moment after a car plunged into them in Times Square in New York on May 18,2017.
The car, a red Honda, struck the victims at 43rd Street and 7th Avenue in midtown Manhattan, the FDNY said. The driver was seen being hauled into a police car.
The area was packed with New Yorkers and tourists enjoying unseasonably warm temperatures at lunch hour. The car was propped up on security barriers that protect pedestrian plazas in Times Square, which is open to limited vehicle traffic.
“The car just came and hit the pole out of nowhere, ” a witness told CBS New York . “Everybody was just running, everybody was concerned for their lives.”
Police have closed off the area and buildings are on lock down.
The scene in Times Square, where a car crashed into pedestrians on May 18,2017.
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