AL - Car crashes into crowd at Mardi Gras parade, 11 HS students injured, 28 Feb 2017

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73-year-old man who accelerated and hit the band. It was not immediately clear why the driver accelerated, but authorities do not believe the crash was intentional.

tragic accident:

[FONT=&amp]“A teenage band has just started to march down the parade route when they were struck from behind. The vehicle was apart of the parade,” spokesman Grant Brown told WKRG. The driver was reportedly an elderly man.

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[FONT=&amp]A representative for Gulf Shores High School told CBS News that school was out of session for Mardi Gras on Monday and Tuesday. There are about 30 to 40 students in the band, but the school does not have further information about the number of students who were injured in the crash.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/car-crashes-into-crowd-at-alabama-mardi-gras-parade/ar-AAnEaPB

I am sharing live like the scanner --we all know how this works fluid, but here is what happening.

I am here:

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Car was in parade

No fatalities



[/FONT]Investigators say there's no indication of alcohol, drugs in Gulf Shores Mardi Gras parade crash

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Parade did not begin Parade canceled



[/FONT][FONT=&amp]four of the victims are in critical condition.

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[/FONT][FONT=&amp]A teenage band has just started to march down the parade route when they were struck from behind.

[/FONT][FONT=&amp]Kids stuck underneath

9 to hospital





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[CARIIS]

Trying to find live - if you find one would you link TIA

4 critical



Probably medical huh

 

[CARIIS]

ages 12 to 17 and the driver is 73.
View image on Twitter

dispatch audio :


http://heavy.com/news/2017/02/gulf-shores-band-videos-photos-mardi-gras-parade-accident-crash-live-facebook-alabama-victims/

 

[CARIIS]

[FONT=&quot] car that crashed into the van had the initials MOAA on its side, which stands for the Military Officers Association of America.

Heavy has the first presser

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[Indy Anna]

Praying all of the children will fully recover.

Brown said there were no signs that drugs or alcohol were involved. Delmore told reporters at a second news conference that the driver had given blood samples voluntarily.

The chief said there is at least one video showing the accident, and police also hope to retrieve information about the vehicle's speed and movement from an computer on the SUV.

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/us/alabama-mardi-gras-parade-crash/

IMO, sounds like this was truly an accident. Driver must have hit the accelerator instead of the brake. The poor man! He must feel terrible.

 

[CARIIS]

Praying all of the children will fully recover.


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http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/us/alabama-mardi-gras-parade-crash/

IMO, sounds like this was truly an accident. Driver must have hit the accelerator instead of the brake. The poor man! He must feel terrible.

I agree like a mini stoke or heart attack. We all are highly sensitive to this stuff after Nice imo

 

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Larry Rathburn, who was driving an SUV for the Gulf Shores Chapter of the American Legion, was put into the parade lineup behind the marching band, according to the release. The plaintiff’s lawyers allege that Bridgette Reynolds, a volunteer for the event, ignored safety protocols and overstepped her authority when she allowed Rathburn to join the parade.

“An event that was supposed to be fun came to a quick and disastrous end because of Ms. Reynolds’ obvious disregard for the band members and others’ safety,” said Beasley Allen attorney Mike Crow in the news release. “We are pleased that our client and other band members can continue seeking justice and accountability through the justice system.”

Rathburn, who was 73 at the time, said he mistook the gas pedal for the brake. He was later cleared by a grand jury of any wrongdoing. Four teenagers were seriously hurt in the wreck. One was flown to a Mobile hospital for treatment. Several families are participating in the lawsuit against Reynolds.

Gulf Shores marching band Mardi Gras tragedy case continues: Judge refuses motion to dismiss

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — A Baldwin County judge rejected a motion that would have dismissed the ongoing lawsuit against a woman who plaintiff lawyers say allowed a driver to participate in …

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