Pedestrians Struck By A Car Leaves 8 Dead, Police Investigate As Possibly Intentional!

Pedestrians were struck by a car at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in South Texas. The incident leaves 8 dead and 9 injured, and police are investigating the incident as possibly intentional.

Pedestrians Struck By A Car Leaves 8 Dead (PHOTO: News on 6)

Pedestrians Struck By A Car

Brownsville Police Department received a call at around 8:30 in the morning that there was an accident that happened near Ozanam Center, a shelter for migrants and unhoused people, in which several people were struck in a pedestrian over a Land Rover.

Witnesses told that the driver disregarded a red light and swerve into a bus stop and rolled over several people.

7 people were dead at the scene as soon as the police arrived, the other person died later on Sunday night, CBS News reported. Reportedly, all the people who were killed during the incident were confirmed to be migrants.

The driver of the Land Rover was detained after the incident and is expected to face criminal charges for reckless driving, but the suspect was being uncooperative.

Charges will be coming on later according to Brownsville Police Department spokesman Martin Sandoval as they run tests on the driver whether he is under the influence of alcohol while driving or not.

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Pedestrians Struck By A Car Is A “Horrific” Incident!

Pedestrians struck by a car is a horrific incident according to Myrna Arteaga, Ozonam Center manager. She believed that it was not an accident.

Following the incident, several roads were closed. An investigation is ongoing to identify what happened to the incident as other witnesses told that the car lost control.

Police investigate whether it was an accident or intentional.

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