Witnesses: Out-Of-Control Car Slammed Into Outdoor Diners
October 4, 2014 11:38 PM
Maggie Newland mnewland@cbs.com
(with 2:30 min video segment)
(excerpts):
Officials said 10 people were injured and were transported to local hospitals including Jackson Memorial Hospital, the hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center and Mount Sinai Hospital.
All of the victims were conscious during the transports.
Three were considered trauma patients, officials said and a Miami Police spokeswoman said one patient was extremely critical.
Captain Carroll said two of the injured are pregnant.
The driver of the car wasn’t injured and he said he sat in his car in shock.
“I don’t know, just accident,” the driver told CBS4’s Maggie Newland Saturday night.
Through a translator, Belony Alterma said he was driving home from the laundromat with his wife and niece when the crash happened.
“When he pushed on the brakes he felt the vehicle losing control,” a translator said for Alterma.
Miami Fire Rescue reported the car hit a pole before ending up on sidewalk and that impact may have slowed the car.
“That very light post may have saved all these people’s lives,” said Officer Kenia Fallat with the Miami Police Department. “That is what took the severe impact.”
Speed may have played a role in the crash, officials said. Investigators are still looking into the circumstances of the crash.
“He doesn’t drive aggressively at all, very law-abiding,” a neighbor told CBS4 News of the driver’s character.
Police said Alterma received two citations in connection with the crash.
Alterma said he is traumatized by what happened.
“It really hurts him what happened and he’s really sad and sorry for the incident that occurred,” the translator said.
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10 hurt after car strikes diners outside Miami pizza shop
Car strikes light pole, then patrons outside Lemoni Cafe & Lemoni Pizzeria
Published On: Oct 04 2014 04:40:50 PM EDT Updated On: Oct 05 2014 12:58:53 AM EDT
(with 2:20 min video segment)
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MIAMI - One person is in extremely critical condition after several people, including two children, were struck by a car outside a pizza shop, according to Miami Fire Rescue.
Two passengers inside the Camry were taken to the hospital. The driver didn't appear to be hurt, but stayed at the scene to talk with investigators.
"They are talking to the driver of the vehicle to see what happened and how this could've been prevented," said Carroll.
Eight others were taken to the hospital; three went to Ryder Trauma Center. A 41-year-old woman and a 61-year-old woman suffered head injuries. Two children were also hurt, but did not suffer any serious injuries.
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10 hospitalized after diners struck outside Miami cafe
Posted: Oct 05, 2014 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Oct 05, 2014 12:01 AM EDT
http://www.wsvn.com/story/26706632/10-hospitalized-after-diners-struck-outside-miami-café
(with 2:15 min video segment) (2003 Toyota Camry)
(with 2:15 min video segment) (2003 Toyota Camry)
(66-year-old Belony Alterma – speaks Creole)
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(excerpt):
Speaking in Creole at his home, Alterma told 7News he
is still shaken up and feels bad about the accident. "He
said he was driving and pressed the brakes of the vehicle,
and it just shifted, and [he] lost control," said Alterma's
neighbor, who translated for him.
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Car crashes into Miami sidewalk cafe, injuring at least 10
10/04/2014 5:36 PM
10/04/2014 6:55 PM
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10 hurt after car strikes diners outside Miami pizza shop
Published on Oct 4, 2014
(1:06 min video)
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Published on Oct 4, 2014
One person is in extremely critical condition after
several people, including two children, were struck
by a car outside a pizza shop, according to Miami
Fire Rescue.
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