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By Jen Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com
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<span class="date">16:44 13 Feb 2023, up to date 19:00 13 Feb 2023</span>
- Multiple folks together with one police officer have been struck by the car
- The incident unfolded shortly after 11.30am in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
- The driver, Weng Sor, was described to DailyMail.com as ’emotionally disturbed’
At least eight individuals are injured together with a police officer and a number of moped drivers after a U-Haul truck driver went on a 30-minute rampage in Brooklyn.
The driver, was named by police sources cited by NBC as Weng Sor, a 62-year-old Asian man with ties to Brooklyn.
His motive stays unclear, however police sources described him to DailyMail.com as being ’emotionally disturbed’.
Two of the victims are in crucial situation within the hospital, and one other two are in secure situation. The different 4 suffered minor accidents and don’t want hospital remedy.
At 11am, he struck down a number of folks on fifth Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway earlier than driving north.
He was finally stopped in Red Hook. Harrowing surveillance footage from a number of the shops that line his route present him mowing right into a bicycle owner.
The incident coincides with the primary day of the demise penalty trial part of Sayfullo Saipov, who killed eight folks in a rented Home Depot truck on the West Side Highway in 2017.
At a press convention this afternoon, nonetheless, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell mentioned there was no proof that as we speak’s incident was terror-related.
New York City councilman Justin Brannan mentioned two of the victims have been ‘badly damage’.
All have been taken to NYU Langone Health.
‘A person driving a U-Haul went on a rampage in Bay Ridge. He was simply apprehended in Sunset Park. Several folks have been hit and badly injured.
‘We don’t know of motives right now however this wasn’t an accident.
‘Suspect was truly arrested close to the BK Battery Tunnel. We suppose he hit at the least 6 folks with the truck and a pair of are in very unhealthy form.
‘PLEASE pray for these of us,’ Brannan mentioned.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been briefed however is but to offer any type of assertion.
City Hall mentioned there may be not regarded as another credible risk.
‘NYC Mayor has been briefed and has been following developments relating to the UHaul truck that struck a number of pedestrians this AM in Brooklyn.
‘While the suspect is in custody, the NYPD remains to be investigating.
‘There are not any extra credible threats right now,’ a press release mentioned.
