Snapshot taken from video posted by YouTube user FlowerTower.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police say a driver hit three women in the area of 4th and Peterboro before crashing into other vehicles and a tree at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Luckily, everyone involved is expected to recover from their injuries. The driver, a 44-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital in temporary serious condition. The three pedestrians who were struck were 23, 28 and 34 years old. They were transported to the hospital and are in stable condition.
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Minivan driver hits three women before being arrested in Detroit
An older Dodge Caravan appeared to try to run down three women today in Detroit.
Detroit police say the circumstances surrounding the incident are still being investigated. It is unclear why the driver, who was in a 2002 Dodge Caravan, to hit the three women, strike other vehicles in the area and ultimately hit a tree.
In the YouTube video provided courtesy of user FlowerTower it appeared there was some kind of altercation between the driver of the minvan, an older white woman, and people outside of their houses. At some point the driver became agitated and started going up and down the street appearing to try to hit the younger black women.
The video shows some women on the street break out the windows of the minivan during the altercation.
Anyone with information is asked to please call Detroit Police Department’s 3rd Precinct at 313-596-1340 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
Explicit language is used in the video below.
Google Maps snapshot of crash area.