# Truck crashes into Mardi Gras parade, 28 injuries **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 26, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-crashes-into-mardi-gras-parade-28-injuries/780810 "2017-02-26T05:56:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-crashes-into-mardi-gras-parade-28-injuries/780810/1 "2017-02-26T05:56:14Z")
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](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/02/25/us/new-orleans-mardi-gras-parade-accident/index.html)** > > The man accused of driving a truck into a Mardi Gras parade crowd, injuring 28 people, had a blood-alcohol level almost three times the legal limit, New Orleans police said > [@](#): > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-crashes-into-mardi-gras-parade-28-injuries/780810/2 "2017-02-27T03:45:43Z")
Apparently the driver tested at a BAC of .23, which is illegal even in Louisiana.