Witnesses said that the driver disregarded a red light before swerving into the bus stop and rolling over, Sandoval said. local time on Sunday reporting an incident, which, they determined later, involved a Land Rover that "ran over several people" as they waited at the stop near Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and unhoused people in Brownsville, Texas. Several migrants were killed after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a bus stop near Ozanam Center, a migrant and homeless shelter.īrownsville Police Department spokesman Martin Sandoval previously told CBS affiliate KRGV that officers received a call at around 8:30 a.m. politics, elections, business, arts, culture, health and science, and technology. Stock market today: Asian shares mixed in choppy trading after US inflation report. Emergency personnel respond to a fatal collision in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News NBC News Kirby Lee / AP BREAKING NEWS Consumer price growth falls to below 5 for the first time in two years. Dianne Feinstein is en route back to Washington after a serious illness kept her from the Senate since February, according to her spokesperson. News and National Top Stories NPR coverage of national news, U.S. WCBS NewsRadio 880 is covering the latest & breaking news live in New. A toxicology report is underway to clarify whether Alvarez was intoxicated at the time of the crash, Sauceda said. Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from. He said witness accounts suggesting that Alvarez was cursing at the pedestrians whom he struck and "saying that they were invaders" were unconfirmed. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports. The chief declined to answer reporters' questions about a possible motive for the driver, adding that they have not yet determined if the crash was intentional. Police did not share detailed information about the victims, but Sauceda told reporters that all of them were men and "several" were originally from Venezuela. Sauceda said that Alvarez attempted to flee the scene after the deadly crash, but was "held down" by a group of people who had witnessed it. They also found the grey SUV, which was heavily damaged, and the driver. Officers arrived at the scene and found seven people dead and another 12 people suffering from critical injuries, he said. Investigators have determined that Alvarez, while driving a grey SUV, ran a red light and and struck 18 individuals, according to Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda. Alvarez is currently in custody of Brownsville police, with bond set at $3.6 million. He faces numerous charges, including eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Authorities identified the driver as George Alvarez, a 34-year-old Brownsville resident "with an extensive rap sheet," at a news conference on Monday. and World News Headlines : NPR News National World Politics Business Climate Science Health Race Subscribe to NPR's Up First Email Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN Jeff J.
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