Horror@Times Square: 1 dead, 22 hurt as car mows down pedestrians

Wrong-way Times Square car crash kills one, injures 22; Navy veteran with DWI history arrested

An out-of-control motorist mounted a sidewalk and plowed into pedestrians in a three-block rampage in Times Square Thursday — killing one and injuring 22 others, cops said. The driver, Richard Rojas, 26, a Navy veteran from the Bronx, was taken into custody, authorities said.

He has two prior DWI arrests — and investigators believe he was driving while impaired, sources said.Rojas’ maroon Honda Accord carved a path of destruction along Seventh Ave. just before noon, knocking down pedestrians on the sidewalk like bowling pins, police and witnesses said

“It looked like he was trying to hit them,” said witness Annie Donahey, 24. “He wasn’t trying to go back on the street.” An 18-year-old woman was pronounced dead on the scene, cops said.

Four victims were rushed to area hospitals in critical condition after suffering “open fractures and multiple traumas,” authorities said.Three suffered serious injuries, and 15 others sustained minor injuries, authorities said.“This is a tough day for New York City, but as usual, the people of New York City will stand firm, will be resilient,” Mayor de Blasio said.

De Blasio and NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill rushed to the scene fearing that the incident was an act of terror.In a news conference at the scene, they repeated several times that the incident didn’t appear to be terror-related.