A California motorist told investigators Wednesday that he deliberately drove into a crosswalk in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, hitting seven people and injuring eight, but did not say why.
The scene of a car crash Tuesday in which a number of pedestrians were injured. in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, hitting seven people and injuring eight, but did not say why.
Peoples' mother, Leevell Peoples of Sacramento, said she couldn’t imagine any situation in which her mild-mannered son would deliberately crash into innocent people other than something related to the post-traumatic stress disorder she said he experienced after serving as an Army sharpshooter in Iraq.
Six people were taken to hospitals, including the youngest victim, a 9-year-old boy who was treated and released with minor injuries. A 15-year-old boy was treated and released by paramedics. The only remaining signs of the incident were skid marks on the sidewalk where the car swerved and a dented tree where it crashed.
Other witness statements matched Draper’s recollection that the driver was speeding and drove directly toward the pedestrians without trying to veer away or stop.Leevell Peoples said her son is well behaved, treats everyone with respect and attends church on Sundays. He wouldn’t even run a yellow light, she said.
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