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100-Year-Old Driver Injures 11, Including 9 Kids

He plows into crowd near school

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2012 7:20 PM CDT

(Newser) – Police say a 100-year-old driver plowed his Cadillac into a group of people near an elementary school in South Los Angeles this afternoon, injuring nine kids and two adults, reports AP. Four of the kids, ranging in age from 4 to 11, were in serious condition at a local hospital, reports KTLA-TV. Authorities identified the driver as Preston Carter, and the TV station (which has his age as 101) reports that he thinks his brakes failed. Carter was not injured in the crash.

Los Angeles paramedics assist a child injured in the crash.
Los Angeles paramedics assist a child injured in the crash.   (AP Photo/La Opinion, J. Emilio Flores)
A Los Angeles firefighter helps one of the children injured in the crash.
A Los Angeles firefighter helps one of the children injured in the crash.   (AP Photo/La Opinion, J. Emilio Flores)
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summerfairy
Aug 30, 2012 7:11 PM CDT
They were on his lawn again and he snapped. 
Person12345
Aug 30, 2012 12:25 PM CDT
Some people should not drive at all.  But, if they insist on driving, they should have big cars.  This guy's cadillac probably saved his life. It might have even been one of those older, give 'em hell models.
butch70
Aug 30, 2012 11:25 AM CDT
Please do not act as judge and jury on this one.
 

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