100-year-old man drives into crowd in LA, hits 11 peopleAugust 30, 2012 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 100-year-old man is apologetic after barreling into a crowd of mostly school kids in Los Angeles and sending 11 people to the hospital, CNN reports. "I'm sorry," Preston Carter said. "I lost control of the car. The brakes failed, I think." Nine children and two adults were taken to hospitals, according to Erik Scott, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries, and most had bumps and bruises. The incident occurred Wednesday, Aug 29 afternoon when Carter was backing up from a grocery store near an elementary school in southern Los Angeles. His Cadillac jumped the curb and plowed into the crowd, according to Richard French, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department. Classes had let out at Main Street Elementary School and students were waiting to be picked up by their parents when the crash happened. Officers are investigating the incident, but it does not appear that Carter will be charged, police said. Police will also try to determine whether a malfunction with Carter's car led to the accident. But whether the crash was caused by faulty brakes or not, the centenarian, who will turn 101 next month, will not be driving anymore, his daughter said. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |