Driver barreled down New Orleans’ Bourbon Street ‘trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,’ killing 10 and injuring dozens more: Officials

Bourbon Street crash

Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert).

The New Year in New Orleans got off to a tragic start Wednesday as a driver “hellbent” on creating  “carnage” sped down famed Bourbon Street “trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,” officials said.

As a result, 10 people died and more than 30 were injured, New Orleans police said.

The incident occurred around 3:17 a.m. as partiers were ringing in 2025. The driver entered Bourbon Street at the Canal Street intersection and hit multiple people before crashing into construction vehicle on the 300 block of Bourbon Street. He also shot a gun at responding officers, hitting two. Cops returned fire, killing the suspect. The injured officers are said to be in stable condition.

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