Drunk driver plows car across packed Florida beach before crashing into ocean: police
An intoxicated woman plowed her car across a Florida beach packed for Memorial Day weekend, narrowly missing people standing at the water's edge before crashing into the ocean, The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.
Footage from a police helicopter shows the car sitting in the water at New Smyrna Beach on Saturday as people crowded around.
The driver, Sarah Ramsammy, 26, had a blood alcohol level that was almost twice the legal limit under Florida law, police said. She was charged with DUI and reckless driving and booked into jail.
According to witnesses, Ramsammy was traveling at around 50 mph and almost hit a child and a dog on the beach.
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A person of interest was arrested in connection with a shooting at a Florida beach boardwalk Monday evening that left nine people with injuries that required hospitalization, authorities said.
It proved to be one of many incidents of gun violence over the holiday weekend. As a result, at least 16 people have died across the country thus far, with dozens injured.
An additional person of interest is sought in connection with the shooting, Hollywood Beach police spokeswoman Deanna Bettineschi told reporters.
The outstanding person is described as a male with dreadlocks, a black short-sleeved shirt and camouflage shorts.
Online cameras in the Hollywood Beach boardwalk area show a frantic scene in which people are running as the sound of gunfire is heard.
Officers at around 6:42 p.m. responded to Johnson Street on the report of the shooting, Bettineschi said.
“Officers immediately began rendering aid, and then the nine victims were taken to Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Hospital,” Bettineschi said.
An altercation between two groups is believed to be what precipitated the shooting.
“Police are responding right now. We have victims treated by police and paramedics on scene and transported to the hospital,” said Mayor Josh Levy, The Sun Sentinel reported.
“It seemed like people might have gotten caught in the crossfire. But I can’t verify that,” Levy said.
No additional information was available by Monday night.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/05/29/several-shot-on-hollywood-broadwalk-official-says/North Carolina paramedic mistakenly shot while loading patient into ambulance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A paramedic was shot while loading a patient into an ambulance in North Carolina, officials said.
The Kinston Police Department said officers were called to a residential neighborhood at about 6 p.m. Sunday.
Two vehicles were traveling in the area when someone from a gray car reportedly started firing a gun at a white vehicle. One of the vehicles crashed into the ambulance, according to Lenoir County Emergency Services.
A paramedic from the ambulance, which had “nothing to do with” the shooting, was struck in the upper body, Kinston Police Chief Keith Goyette said in video from a news conference that WITN shared on Facebook.
"The patient and two other providers were in the back of the ambulance and were protected by the truck and did not get hit,” Murry Stroud, emergency services director for Lenoir County, said during the news conference. “Those crews immediately started treating our paramedic on scene. Additional units were dispatched to transport the paramedic and take care of the patient that we originally responded to.”
The injured paramedic was taken to a hospital and later was discharged, officials said.
Now, a man accused in the shooting is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Police in a Facebook post didn’t share attorney information for the man, identified as 23-year-old Brennan Dijuon Hill.
An investigation continues, and officers said more charges are possible. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 252-939-4020 or Crime Stoppers at 252-523-4444.
Kinston is roughly 80 miles southeast of Raleigh.
© The Charlotte Observer9 injured when 2nd-story deck collapsed in Georgia during gathering
A second-story deck collapsed as birthday party guests gathered on it to take a group photo, a witness told a Georgia news outlet.
Nine people were injured after the deck gave way on Sunday, May 28, Liberty County Fire Services told WSAV.
First responders were called at about 7 p.m. ET to a home in Midway. A photo that news outlets posted online show the parts of the deck that once stood 14 to 16 feet in the air touched the ground after the collapse.
Paul Barnett told WJCL it happened as he and others were celebrating his cousin’s 70th birthday.
“There was about 12, 15 of us on the deck taking one group picture,” Barnett told the TV station. “And by the time we all got situated, the deck collapsed.”
Fire Chief Brian Darby said the nine people injured in the collapse spanned multiple age groups. All were taken to hospitals with injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening, the Coastal Courier reported.
“Darby said one person suffered a compound fracture which required a tourniquet, and several individuals suffered minor lacerations,” the newspaper reported.
Liberty County Fire Services didn’t immediately share additional information with McClatchy News on May 29.
Midway is roughly 30 miles southwest of Savannah.
© The Charlotte ObserverGunfire in Hollywood Beach, Fla., sends crowds racing for safety
The early videos from a mass shooting in Hollywood, Fla., show a terrified public race from the sound of the gunfire. CBS News reported at least 7 people have been shot, including a 15-year-old.
"Residents and visitors: Please avoid the area of Johnson to Garfield Streets, as well as the Hollywood Broadwalk, due to an ongoing shooting investigation. Heavy police presence in the area. If you are looking to reunite with a family member, we have set up a reunification area at Johnson Street and N Ocean bus loop," the Hollywood Beach Police Department posted on their Facebook page shortly before 7 p.m. ET. As of 7:36 p.m. EST, police were still advising the public that there was an "ongoing situation." The Daily Beast reported that the first shots fired were heard outside Nicks Bar & Grill around 7 p.m. local time.
Videos show beachgoers enjoying the sunshine before racing behind barriers and trees seeking cover. Another purporting to be from the scene shows a man who appeared to be shot with friends calling for medical attention and trying to help.
“Police are responding right now. We have victims treated by police and paramedics on scene and transported to the hospital,” said Mayor Josh Levy, The Sun Sentinel reported.
“It seemed like people might have gotten caught in the crossfire. But I can’t verify that,” Levy said.
The report also said that the beach usually has millions of people visiting each year.
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