5 people are dead and 40 injured after a driver speeds through a Wisconsin parade

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Another tragic day in America:

5 people are dead and 40 injured after driver speeds through parade in Waukesha : NPR

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

Tragic and horrible.
Also, disgusting that anyone could contemplate, let alone perform such an action.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

Has anything surfaced in regard to the motives of the driver of the vehicle?

Edit:
I found this Wisconsin: Five dead after car ploughs into Waukesha Christmas parade

 

[Teelie]

"Not an act of terrorism" but the length that driver went was not someone who accidently took a wrong turn and panicked either. You don't drive several blocks by mistake.

 

[Teelie]

So new update says the driver might have been fleeing another crime scene... which I have to wonder what the other crime was that they thought committing this crime was somehow not as bad by comparison.

 

[Prison Mike]

Sounds like the other crime scene was a knife fight and he was fleeing from the police at the scene. He’s also got a bunch of priors too.

 

[Iceman]

A real tragedy with so many people affected and children gone.

 

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UPDATED: An 8-year-old boy was the sixth person to die as a result from injuries sustained when a driver plowed an SUV through a crowd gathered to watch a holiday parade. The boy’s death was confirmed by both local and national media.

The suspect in the case, Darrell E. Brooks, 39, appeared in court today to face five counts of first-degree intentional homicide. According to CNN, prosecutors “will consider a sixth homicide charge, due to the child’s death.” Brooks’ bail was set at $5 million.

Waukesha Parade Horror: Suspect Identified; Terrorism Ruled Out – Deadline

 

[Lily Adler]

The Wisconsin parade suspect was accused of a car attack weeks ago. Here’s why he was out on bail.

 

[Sithborg]

Oh good, time to advocate for even more terrible bail laws.

 

[squeekness]

I can see lessened bail laws for first time non-violent offenders, but this guy had a history of bad crimes. He should have had a high bail for being a repeat offender.