A 100-year-old man with a current driver’s license and a spotless driving record drove into a crowd of schoolchildren in South Los Angeles, injuring nine children and two adults, according to a news report.
Police said that Preston Carter, who turned 101 on Sept. 5, was backing out of a grocery store parking lot but instead of backing into the street he drove his Cadillac onto a sidewalk across from an elementary school. Carter reportedly told an L.A. TV station that his brakes failed and his car was out of control.
Carter’s car struck 14 people, including 11 children. Nine children and two adults were injured, and all are expected to recover. Polices said there was no evidence that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash, which is still being investigated. Carter’s family has said that he will stop driving.
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