Car Plows Into Crowd (narrowly misses Ned Lamont)

[Javamancer]

Car Plows Into Crowd

By KENNETH R. GOSSELIN, Courant Staff Writer

A man drove his car into a crowd at a New London waterfront festival Saturday afternoon, injuring more than two dozen people, police said. The car narrowly missed Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont, who was campaigning nearby, a spokesman said.

At least three of Lamont's campaign workers were hurt. One, Susan Goldman of Norwich, suffered a broken leg, said Lamont spokesman Tom Swan. The car missed Lamont by 6 to 18 feet, Swan said.

All 27 of the injured, many of them with scrapes, cuts and bruises, were expected to be treated at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital by late Saturday or early today and released, said Kelly Anthony, a hospital spokesman.

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Laine, who was trying to get to the Fishers Island ferry, struck a pedestrian, apparently panicked and appears to have hit the gas pedal rather than the brake, New London Mayor Elizabeth Sabilia said.

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-nlcrash0709.artjul09,0,4397938.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

[INDIA]

1. Wow

some old people just don't need to be driving. From age 65 on they should retake the same driving test that teenagers take every five years or so.

[katinmn]

2. Yes, some people are still alert at 86 but most don't have the quick

reflexes or good eyesight needed to safely drive a motorized vehicle.

[Moderator]

3. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2378390