Eight pedestrians hurt, including two with critical injuries, when moving truck drives onto sidewalk at Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn, New York
Officials: Deadly U-Haul rampage suspect Weng Sor was suffering from "mental health crisis"
The incident started around 11 a.m. The driver hit the pedestrians, then evaded police until he was stopped near the BQE at Hamilton Avenue and Columbia Street in Red Hook.
U-Haul hits, injures 8 pedestrians in NYC; 2 critical
Eyewitnesses said they saw pedestrians and e-bike riders sprawled on the ground after the truck drove through. At least eight people were hurt, including two people who were in critical condition, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.
Suspect in deadly U-Haul truck rampage admitted hitting several people, sources say
He explained that he wanted police to shoot him. Sor made the statements, which were videotaped, after waiving his Miranda rights.
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