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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on parade crash (all times local):
5:45 p.m.
The man suspected of plowing into a crowd of Mardi Gras revelers while intoxicated is being held on $125,000 bond.
The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2mtjUnG ) Commissioner Robert Blackburn set bond for Neilson Rizzuto on Sunday afternoon.
Rizzuto was arrested Saturday night after police say he drove into a crowd of people watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans.
Police said 28 people watching the parade were hurt although there were no fatalities.
Blackburn says if Rizzuto makes bond he'd be placed under house arrest, forced to wear an ankle monitor and would be prohibited from driving.
Police say a breath alcohol test determined that Rizzuto's alcohol level was three times the legal limit after the he was arrested.
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5 p.m.
Police say a man has been charged after being suspected of plowing into a crowd of Mardi Gras revelers in New Orleans while drunk.
New Orleans Police said in a statement Sunday that 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto is charged with two counts of first-degree negligent vehicular injuring, one count of hit-and-run driving causing serious injury and one count of reckless operation of a vehicle. Police say 28 people were hurt in the Saturday night incident that sent 21 people to the hospital. Police said Sunday afternoon that three remained hospitalized overnight with moderate to serious injuries.
There were no fatalities.
Rizzuto is being held at the city's jail.
Police say a breath alcohol test determined that Rizzuto's alcohol level was three times the legal limit after the he was arrested.
The accident happened Saturday during one of the busiest nights of Mardi Gras.
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9:45 a.m.
Police have identified the man suspected of plowing into a crowd of Mardi Gras revelers in New Orleans while drunk.
In a statement, police identified the man as 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto.
Police Chief Michael Harrison said on Saturday evening that they believe Rizzuto was "highly intoxicated" when he crashed into the crowd watching the Endymion parade in the Mid-City neighborhood of New Orleans.
Online jail records showed Rizzuto was arrested on a number of charges and was being held at the city's jail.
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1 a.m.
Police say a man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans is being investigated for driving while intoxicated.
Police Chief Michael Harrison said on Saturday evening, "We suspect that that subject was highly intoxicated."
Harrison was asked by the media if terrorism was suspected. While he didn't say "No," he did say it looks like a case of DWI.
City Emergency Services Director, Dr. Jeff Elder said 21 people were hospitalized after the crash with five in guarded condition. Seven others declined hospitalization.
The accident came during one of the busiest nights of Mardi Gras when thousands of people throng the streets of Mid-City to watch elaborate floats and clamor to catch beads and trinkets tossed from riders.
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