New Mexico: several arrested after SUV drives into Native American parade

Also: SUV drives into parade in New Mexico, injures several people including two officers (CBS/AP)

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Source: The Guardian and agencies

New Mexico: several arrested after SUV drives into Native American parade

Vehicle drove against direction of parade in Gallup, to celebrate the town’s 100th annual inter-tribal ceremony

Guardian staff and agencies
Fri 5 Aug 2022 20.14 BST
First published on Fri 5 Aug 2022 14.40 BST

Police have arrested several people who were in a large SUV that drove through a Native American celebration in New Mexico, causing multiple injuries along a parade route crowded with families. Two local police officers were among those hurt.

The Navajo Nation president, Jonathan Nez, and his family were among those almost hit as a large car drove barreled through.

Police took the driver into custody on Thursday evening but have yet to release details about why the vehicle was speeding through downtown Gallup as thousands of people lined the parade route, although a 33-year-old man who was arrested was charged with driving while intoxicated.

Many captured the chaotic scene on video. People were yelling for others to get out of the way while some pushed paradegoers to safety.

Children performing traditional dances appear to have been among the first to see it rushing toward them. They can be seen running to the side as people scream and families scramble to get out of the way.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/05/new-mexico-native-american-parade

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Source: CBS/AP

SUV drives into parade in New Mexico, injures several people including two officers

AUGUST 5, 2022 / 4:50 AM / CBS/AP

Gallup, New Mexico — A person in a large SUV drove through a parade in New Mexico on Thursday, injuring multiple people including two police officers.

State Police Lt. Mark Soriano said no one was killed in the incident in the city of Gallup and he couldn't elaborate on the extent of the injuries, the Albuquerque Journal reported.

New Mexico State Police said on Twitter that the driver was in custody and they were investigating the incident.

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Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-mexico-parade-suv-several-injured/