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HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WKRN) -- A man is facing a number of charges after he reportedly drove through a crowd of people during a party in Hopkinsville Friday night.
The Hopkinsville Police Department said Mark Ware was driving his vehicle on East 18th Street, where he "intentionally" drove through the crowd just before 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9.
According to WKDZ Radio, authorities said the 46-year-old's truck stopped in the road, reversed into a parked vehicle, went forward into a tent with several people surrounding a table inside, hit a parked car, and stopped on top of a woman in her 60s during a party on Broad Street.
Officials told News 2 the woman who was hit and trapped under Ware's vehicle was flown to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, where she's considered stable at this time.
Ware allegedly tried to leave the scene several times, but he was stopped by witnesses. Police said the man was arrested and charged with the following offenses:
- First-degree driving under the influence
- First-degree assault
- Four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment
- Three counts of first-degree criminal mischief
- No registration plates
- Leaving the scene of a crash
- Failure of the owner to maintain insurance
No additional details have been confirmed about Friday night's incident.
News Source : https://www.wkrn.com/news/kentucky/man-accused-of-driving-through-crowd-in-hopkinsville-injuring-woman/
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