NEW YORK — A car plowed through New York City’s Times Square during lunch hour on Thursday, mowing down pedestrians. One person was killed and at least 22 others were injured. <br /> <br />According to Reuters, the car reportedly drove through 42nd street and drove north along 7th Avenue. The driver, identified as 26-year-old Richard Rojas, appeared to have been either drunk or on drugs. <br /> <br />The vehicle was moving against traffic and was speeding before the hitting a pole and crashed at 45th Street. <br /> <br />The driver has been identified as Richard Rojas, 26, who has been arrested twice before for driving while intoxicated. Officials said preliminary evidence indicated that the incident was not terrorism-related, and that Rojas may have been high on drugs. He has been arrested twice before for driving while intoxicated. <br /> <br />It was going at a fast rate of speed and to me it looked it was trying to hit as many people as possible,” Annie Donahey, a witness of the incident told the New York Times. <br /> <br />Other reports said Rojas was likely trying to commit suicide-by-cop, with the New York Post reporting sources claimed Rojas told police that they were supposed to shoot him. <br /> <br />The person killed in the incident has been identified as Michigan tourist, Alyssa Elsman. The 18-year-old was visiting the city with her family, including her 13-year-old sister, when the speeding car slammed into them.
