Authorities investigating after car plows into pedestrians in California, injuring 8

US authorities in Northern California say a man has been arrested after he appeared to deliberately plow into a group of people, injuring eight, but that a motive is still under investigation.

The FBI says it’s assisting California officials in the investigation.

Sunnyvale Police Cpt. Jim Choi tells KPIX-TV that witnesses told investigators the motorist was speeding and drove directly toward the pedestrians without trying to veer away or stop the car before striking the pedestrians last night.

Choi says some of the eight people injured were at a corner or on the crosswalk and that officials have no indication the motorist tried to avoid them. The department says the crosswalk remains closed today as officials investigate.

He says officials are looking into whether the driver was having a medical emergency or purposely hit the pedestrians.

— AP