A 31-year-old died and 13 others had been injured after a driver slammed right into a crowd outdoors of a kid’s party, police stated.
Simply after 10 p.m. Saturday, “a number of” folks had been standing outdoors of a house in Bladensburg, Maryland, the place a baby’s party was underway, when a automotive struck the group, authorities stated in a press release Saturday.
The driving force fled the scene on foot following the collision, Bladensburg Police stated. The suspect, solely recognized as a 66-year-old man from Washington, DC, has since turned himself in, police stated in an replace Sunday.
“The driving force of the placing automobile has turned himself in and has been interviewed by a crash investigator. Session with the Prince George’s County State’s Lawyer is underway and prison prices are pending in opposition to the motive force,” police stated.
Six adults had been injured within the crash, together with 31-year-old Ashley Hernandez Gutierrez, who succumbed to her accidents, police stated.
Three grownup victims had been admitted to the hospital and at the moment are in secure situation, whereas one is pending remedy and one other has been launched.
Eight kids, ranging in age from one to 17 years outdated, had been additionally injured within the collision. Six of the kids have been handled and launched; one different has been admitted and is in secure situation, authorities stated.
On Saturday, authorities stated they had been investigating the incident as a hit-and-run and had been probing the reason for the collision.
Footage of the incident, posted on social media, captured a tan sedan that rammed right into a white tent arrange on a garden in entrance of a home, with particles scattered throughout the grass under the automotive.
Police had initially reported Saturday that 11 folks had been injured, together with kids ranging in age from two to 9 years outdated.
Authorities stated they plan to carry a press convention on Monday.
