Twenty-eight people were injured Saturday night (Feb. 25) when a suspected drunken driver crashed a grey pickup truck into spectators at the
Krewe of Endymion parade in the
Mid-City section of
New Orleans, police said. The crash was reported at about 6:45 p.m. at North Carrollton and Orleans avenues.
"He took out rows of people," witness Greg McNeely said.
Officials said 21 people, including a police officer and a child, were taken to seven hospitals. Five were in critical condition. Seven other people declined treatment. The police officer's injuries were not considered life-threatening.