No less than one particular person was killed and 17 others injured when a person drove a car by means of a crowd of attendees at an occasion in Pennsylvania on Saturday night, police mentioned. The suspect then fled and allegedly assaulted and killed one other girl, in keeping with Pennsylvania State Police.
The suspected driver, recognized as 24-year-old Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, was arrested in reference to the incident quickly after it occurred and arraigned by Magisterial District Decide Doug Brewer on two open counts of felony murder, in keeping with police. They mentioned Reyes is at the moment being held on the Columbia County Correctional Facility and has been denied bail.
The crash occurred round 6:15 p.m. native time exterior of the Intoxicology Division, a bar positioned roughly 115 miles northwest of Philadelphia in Berwick, Pennsylvania. The occasion drew patrons to a day-long fundraiser for the households of 10 individuals — together with three youngsters — who have been killed in a home fireplace final week within the neighboring city of Nescopeck, CBS affiliate WYOU-TV reported.
"At the moment was an absolute tragedy," the Intoxicology Division mentioned in a Fb submit shared on Saturday night time. "We shall be closed till additional discover. Please respect our privateness whereas we grieve and attempt to course of the occasions that occurred. Thanks."
Legislation enforcement linked a second loss of life to Reyes on Saturday night time. Following a response by officers and state troopers to the crash in Berwick, they mentioned the Shickshinny department of Pennsylvania State Police acquired a name reporting a person who allegedly bodily assaulted a girl in Nescopeck. The girl was discovered useless when troopers arrived on the scene, and Reyes was taken into custody.
Reyes shouldn't be a suspect within the investigation into Nescopeck's latest lethal home fireplace, a spokesperson for the state police advised CBS Information on Sunday.
Geisinger Medical Middle, within the close by group of Danville, mentioned in an announcement that it had admitted 13 sufferers harmed within the preliminary incident.
"Employees is assessing and triaging sufferers for applicable care," the hospital mentioned. State police confirmed that three further individuals had been transported to a Geisinger Wyoming Valley hospital, whereas two others have been taken to Geisinger Bloomsburg and Berwick Hospital to be handled for accidents sustained through the crash.
Police declined to publish further details about the victims in a Sunday information launch with updates on their investigation, since it's nonetheless ongoing.
Faris Tanyos contributed to this report.