Madison Harvey - Pickup runs into Crowd at a Mardi Gras Parade

Summary- In New Orleans on Saturday evening a pickup truck ran into a crowd of spectators 

watching a Mardi Gras parade where 28 people were injured.  The driver of the vehicle was 

reported to be drunk and was taken into custody.  "This was a tragedy that came from someone making bad decisions with alcohol and vehicles." said Beau Tidwell, a spokesman for the New Orleans Police Department.  Among the injured was a 3 year old child and a police officer.

Seven of the injured declined to be taken to a hospital.  Five were being treated at trauma centers 

and seven hospitals received injured spectators.  None of the injuries were life threatening.

Analysis- This article was written by Christopher Mele and Campbell Robertson of the New York Times on Feb 25th to inform the public of what occurred at the parade.  This article could also be 

a wake up call to those that think about driving under the influence of alcohol and the danger that 

can become of it.  Thankfully no one was killed because of the poor decisions of the driver.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/truck-crash-mardi-gras-parade-new-orleans.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fus&action=click&contentCollection=us&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=5&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0