Boffelli said it was not immediately clear if the female driver
intended to cause harm or if she was impaired, but added that she had
been taken into custody. He said she was being interviewed and tested
for drugs and alcohol.
One dead, 36 hurt in crash near Las Vegas Miss Universe pageant(Yahoo)
One person was killed and at least 36 were injured on Sunday night when a motorist drove onto a crowded sidewalk on the Las Vegas Strip, near the hotel and casino where the Miss Universe pageant was being held, officials said.
University Medical Center spokeswoman Danita Cohen
said at least one child was among the injured and that many of the
victims they received spoke French and requested translators, indicating
they may have been tourists visiting the area famed for its casinos and
sprawling hotels.
Peter Boffelli
of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters that of
the three dozen injured, seven were in critical condition and four had
already been released.
Boffelli said it was not
immediately clear if the female driver intended to cause harm or if she
was impaired, but added that she had been taken into custody. He said
she was being interviewed and tested for drugs and alcohol.
"This is a huge tragedy that occurred on our strip," Boffelli said.
Clark
County Fire Chief Greg Cassell said the crash occurred at around 6:38
p.m.. The Miss Universe pageant was nearing its finale inside the Planet
Hollywood Resort and Casino nearby at the time.
Police warned people to avoid the area and said a section of the strip in the vicinity had been closed to traffic.
Images
of the scene published by media showed a swarm of emergency and police
vehicles in the area, with passersby looking on and snapping photos with
smartphones.
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