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Car Kills 8 at Calif. Market, Driver in His 80s

A car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif. Wednesday, killing eight people including a 2-year-old girl and injuring at least 35 others.


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A car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif. Wednesday, killing eight people including a 2-year-old girl and injuring at least 35 others.

Police Chief James T. Butts Jr. said that besides the eight deaths, 14 victims were critically injured and 21 or 22 had moderate or light injuries. He called the tragedy "the single most devastating scene I have seen."

The driver, who was in his 80s, was being interviewed by officers and treated for unspecified injuries, Butts said. The man was not identified.

Witnesses said victims were hurled through the air as the car, running down a street closed for the once-a-week market, smashed through market tents and boxes of produce.

The car was extensively damaged, including a smashed front end and windshield. What appeared to be shoes were on its roof.

The Wednesday market occupies two blocks along Arizona Avenue in the oceanside city, bisecting its popular Third Street pedestrian promenade. It draws thousands of shoppers.

The Los Angeles suburb is renowned for its sweeping beaches and grassy park atop a bluff overlooking the ocean and the Santa Monica Pier.

Source: Agencies


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