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DEKALB, Illinois (AP) -- A monster truck performing stunts in front of an auto parts store plowed into a crowd of spectators Thursday, injuring at least nine people, officials said.
The driver of the truck, who declined to be identified, leans against the wheel where the truck came to rest.
A mother and child were in serious condition in Rockford hospitals, officials said.
Six others, including a mother and her four children, were treated and released, said Sharon Emanuelson, a spokeswoman for Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. The other person injured was in good condition.
Another person refused medical treatment, said DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny Russell.
The demonstration, part of a monster truck tour sponsored by Napa Auto Parts, featured the truck driving over and crushing four cars.
"After its third or fourth attempt of rolling over the cars, and getting back down to the street, it appeared to have lost control and at that point careened off to the left into part of the crowd that was watching the event," said City Manager Mark Biernacki.
After plowing through the crowd, the truck went through a fence and stopped on railroad tracks, Biernacki said.
Witness Patrick Sheridan, 16, said Napa staff members had asked observers to stand back from the road after the truck's first few passes.
"I watched the guy go over two or three times getting some air and one time he went up and he came really close to hitting people," Sheridan said, adding that the truck appeared to come within just three feet of bystanders.
The final pass "was like a full-out jump because he, like, floored it and it just went up and landed on the back tires and kept going," Sheridan said.
"It sounded like he couldn't get the gas off and like it kept going and going and going," he said.
The truck driver did not appear to be injured, Biernacki said.
"There was just this sound of steel crunching," DeKalb resident James Vesely told The Daily Chronicle of DeKalb. "I ran over to see if it hit anybody's car, and I saw a woman and a little girl around 3 years old lying on the ground with dirt on them."
Jerry Nix, a spokesman for Napa's parent company, Genuine Parts Co., said he could not comment. The telephone at the auto parts store near the accident site was busy. DeKalb police would not immediately comment.
The manager of a bicycle shop on the block where the accident happened said he didn't see the incident but saw the truck performing stunts beforehand, and estimated at least 100 people were watching.
"It looked very precarious," said Tobie DePauw, manager of North Central Cyclery
ohh man. i was sopposed to take my daughter to this. but i lost track of time and missed it. my dad called me asking if we were ok (he is the one that told us about the trucks being there).
at first i didn't know wtf he was talking about. then seen it on the news. though kinda odd it made CNN
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e2_1186751625 video of the action!
DEKALB, Illinois (AP) -- A monster truck performing stunts in front of an auto parts store plowed into a crowd of spectators Thursday, injuring at least nine people, officials said.
The driver of the truck, who declined to be identified, leans against the wheel where the truck came to rest.
A mother and child were in serious condition in Rockford hospitals, officials said.
Six others, including a mother and her four children, were treated and released, said Sharon Emanuelson, a spokeswoman for Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. The other person injured was in good condition.
Another person refused medical treatment, said DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny Russell.
The demonstration, part of a monster truck tour sponsored by Napa Auto Parts, featured the truck driving over and crushing four cars.
"After its third or fourth attempt of rolling over the cars, and getting back down to the street, it appeared to have lost control and at that point careened off to the left into part of the crowd that was watching the event," said City Manager Mark Biernacki.
After plowing through the crowd, the truck went through a fence and stopped on railroad tracks, Biernacki said.
Witness Patrick Sheridan, 16, said Napa staff members had asked observers to stand back from the road after the truck's first few passes.
"I watched the guy go over two or three times getting some air and one time he went up and he came really close to hitting people," Sheridan said, adding that the truck appeared to come within just three feet of bystanders.
The final pass "was like a full-out jump because he, like, floored it and it just went up and landed on the back tires and kept going," Sheridan said.
"It sounded like he couldn't get the gas off and like it kept going and going and going," he said.
The truck driver did not appear to be injured, Biernacki said.
"There was just this sound of steel crunching," DeKalb resident James Vesely told The Daily Chronicle of DeKalb. "I ran over to see if it hit anybody's car, and I saw a woman and a little girl around 3 years old lying on the ground with dirt on them."
Jerry Nix, a spokesman for Napa's parent company, Genuine Parts Co., said he could not comment. The telephone at the auto parts store near the accident site was busy. DeKalb police would not immediately comment.
The manager of a bicycle shop on the block where the accident happened said he didn't see the incident but saw the truck performing stunts beforehand, and estimated at least 100 people were watching.
"It looked very precarious," said Tobie DePauw, manager of North Central Cyclery
ohh man. i was sopposed to take my daughter to this. but i lost track of time and missed it. my dad called me asking if we were ok (he is the one that told us about the trucks being there).
at first i didn't know wtf he was talking about. then seen it on the news. though kinda odd it made CNN
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e2_1186751625 video of the action!
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