Driver who hit crowd blames vehicle problem

LIMA (AP) — The 63-year-old driver whose car plowed into a crowd at a northwest Ohio street festival says she was not intoxicated and she believes a mechanical problem with the vehicle is to blame.
More than two dozen people were injured in the June 15 crash in Lima, about 70 miles southwest of Toledo. Police have said it appeared to be an accident.
The driver has told The Lima News she was picking up her son when the crash occurred and wa not drinking or on drugs at the time. She volunteered to take a blood test then to prove it, and police are awaiting the results.
The driver says she could not stop the car, and she believes a mechanical problem caused the crash.
She has not been charged.

Posted by Daily Chief on July 25, 2012. Filed under State News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry