Truck crashes into Mardi Gras parade, 28 injuries

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Reminds me of the Oklahoma State homecoming parade a couple years ago.

Hope everyone recovers. Sending prayers and my best thoughts.

Mardi Gras truck crash: Driver had .232 blood-alcohol level | CNN

man is in custody after an accident at a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans injured at least 28 people, five seriously, officials said.

Police Chief Michael Harrison said the suspect, who was driving a pickup truck that hit two cars before running into the crowd, appeared to be highly intoxicated. Among the injured, the youngest is 3 and the oldest are in their 40s.

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Apparently the driver tested at a BAC of .23, which is illegal even in Louisiana.