100-year-old man drives into crowd in LA, hits 11 peopleAugust 30, 2012 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 100-year-old man is apologetic after barreling into a crowd of mostly school kids in Los Angeles and sending 11 people to the hospital, CNN reports. "I'm sorry," Preston Carter said. "I lost control of the car. The brakes failed, I think." Nine children and two adults were taken to hospitals, according to Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, and most had bumps and bruises. The incident occurred Wednesday, Aug 29 afternoon when Carter was backing up from a grocery store near an elementary school in southern Los Angeles. His Cadillac jumped the curb and plowed into the crowd, according to Richard French, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Classes had let out at Main Street Elementary School and students were waiting to be picked up by their parents when the crash happened. Officers are investigating the incident, but it does not appear that Carter will be charged, police said. Police will also try to determine whether a malfunction with Carter's car led to the accident. But whether the crash was caused by faulty brakes or not, the centenarian, who will turn 101 next month, will not be driving anymore, his daughter said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |