The Stig
08-04-2013, 12:59 PM
Original story HERE (http://ktla.com/2013/08/03/vehicle-hits-pedestrians-near-venice-boardwalk-12-injured/#axzz2azyMSyvN) on ktla (local news affiliate)
VENICE, Calif. (KTLA) — One person has died after being struck by a vehicle in a Venice hit-and-run that left 11 other pedestrians injured, authorities said.
The incident occurred about 6 p.m. near the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Initial reports indicated that two of the victims were critically injured and two others were in serious condition.
One of the victims died at a hospital Saturday evening, according to Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department.
A man was detained in Santa Monica Saturday evening in connection with the incident, Neiman said.
Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/08/03/vehicle-hits-pedestrians-near-venice-boardwalk-12-injured/#ixzz2b0LBGRK7
Ok....a very localized event but the idea that the driver might have been purposely attacking the crowd was an interesting angle. It's one thing if Grandpa gets confused and guns it into the local farmers market. It's quite another that someone may have been trying to mow down people.
Which also brings in a different angle.....what if our "friends" from the middle east have decided that instead of spectacular events of destruction they are just going to start an avalanche of seemingly unrelated smaller scale events? How much chaos could they sow doing this?
Short story....keep your head on a swivel.
VENICE, Calif. (KTLA) — One person has died after being struck by a vehicle in a Venice hit-and-run that left 11 other pedestrians injured, authorities said.
The incident occurred about 6 p.m. near the intersection of Dudley Avenue and Ocean Front Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Initial reports indicated that two of the victims were critically injured and two others were in serious condition.
One of the victims died at a hospital Saturday evening, according to Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department.
A man was detained in Santa Monica Saturday evening in connection with the incident, Neiman said.
Read more: http://ktla.com/2013/08/03/vehicle-hits-pedestrians-near-venice-boardwalk-12-injured/#ixzz2b0LBGRK7
Ok....a very localized event but the idea that the driver might have been purposely attacking the crowd was an interesting angle. It's one thing if Grandpa gets confused and guns it into the local farmers market. It's quite another that someone may have been trying to mow down people.
Which also brings in a different angle.....what if our "friends" from the middle east have decided that instead of spectacular events of destruction they are just going to start an avalanche of seemingly unrelated smaller scale events? How much chaos could they sow doing this?
Short story....keep your head on a swivel.