3 dead, others hurt as driver crashes into holiday crowd in New York City park
Three people were killed when a driver suspected of being under the influence crashed into a crowd celebrating the holiday at a New York City park Thursday, officials said.
A pickup truck “driving at a high rate of speed” ran through an intersection, went up on the sidewalk and struck the crowd at Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan around 8:55 p.m., police said.
In addition to the three people who were killed, seven others were injured, New York officials said.
Two of the victims were in…