Driver faces assault, DUI after plowing into party crowd

Driver faces assault, DUI after plowing into party crowd | iNFOnews.ca
An undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Monique McKnight. Authorities say McKnight, accused of plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Philadelphia block party on Monday, Sept. 4, injuring nine people including a pregnant woman, is being charged with aggravated assault and driving under the influence. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP) A

PHILADELPHIA – Authorities say a woman accused of injuring a pregnant woman and eight other people by plowing into a crowd while trying to drive around a Labor Day block party in Philadelphia is being charged with aggravated assault and driving under the influence.

Police said Tuesday that 22-year-old Monique McKnight faces nine counts of aggravated assault and other offences.

They say the woman told officers after crash that the brakes on her sport utility vehicle had failed, causing her to hit the victims. Police say nine people were injured, but none of the injuries was life-threatening.

A listed number for the defendant couldn’t be found Tuesday, and it was unclear whether she had an attorney.

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