NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say a 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran with two prior arrests for driving while intoxicated has been taken in custody after his car plowed into 23 pedestrians in Times Square, killing one of them.
Witnesses said Richard Rojas appeared to be intoxicated, and he was taken into custody Thursday afternoon. Witnesses reported that he drove the wrong way and on a sidewalk for at least three blocks, mowing down pedestrians.
Rojas was in custody and unable to comment. Police Commissioner James O'Neill says the crash doesn't appear to be related to terrorism.
Police say the Bronx man was being tested for alcohol and drugs.
BREAKING: 1 dead and multiple injured after car plows into pedestrians in NYC's Times Square, sources tell @NBCNightlyNews.
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BREAKING: FDNY: More than 10 people being treated after car hits pedestrians in NYC's Times Square. pic.twitter.com/ijboNMlSTm
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#BREAKING: At least one dead after car slams into crowd in Times Square, driver in custody https://t.co/Vs2gV7WAH1 pic.twitter.com/KrxKAECQ6j
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