8 injured as car deliberately hits pedestrians in California

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


an hour ago

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say eight people have been injured after a motorist appeared to deliberately plow into them in Northern California.

The Bay Area city’s Department of Public Safety says a 13-year-old boy and seven others were taken to the hospital Tuesday evening after the crash near a shopping center in Sunnyvale, more than an hour south of San Francisco.

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The driver was taken into custody after the car smashed into a tree.

Witnesses say the man apparently made no effort to stop before hitting the pedestrians, reported KGO-TV .

Read more: https://apnews.com/3a8a4e9dbab14936908554e8a5abd5d8

[greymattermom]

1. Cars can deliberate?

The story is ok, the headline, not so much.

[hlthe2b]

3. Before long we'll assume it is another self-driving car debacle

[marble falls]

2. How old was the driver, was there intoxication or medical issues? I hope the article updates.