A vehicle hit a small crowd of people, including five children and several adults, in Bridgeport, according to police, and they have arrested a suspect who is accused of driving without a license while under the influence and additional charges.
Police said they started receiving several 911 calls around 7:51 p.m. Sunday that people were struck in the 1700 block of Central Avenue and the reports from the scene were that a vehicle hit a small crowd of people.
The injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, according to police.
Everyone who was injured was treated at the scene and/or transported by ambulance to Bridgeport Hospital.
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Bridgeport police have charged a 31-year-old woman with driving under the influence, driving without a license, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, failure to drive in proper lane, risk of injury to a child, reckless endangerment in the first degree, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and falsifying vehicle registration.
She was held on a $42,000 bond.
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