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Christmas Parade

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A car plowed through the Waukesha Christmas Parade and people are injured, according to witness


Christopher Kuhagen, Mary Spicuzza and Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Sun, November 21, 2021, 6:38 PM

A car plowed into the Waukesha Christmas Parade Sunday evening, leaving multiple people injured, according to witnesses on scene.

Multiple people were on the ground injured after the crash, which occurred shortly before 5 p.m., witnesses said.

Angelito Tenorio, a West Allis alderman who is running for Wisconsin state treasurer, said he had just finished marching in the parade with his family and friends and was walking back toward Main Street.

"As we were walking back in between the buildings that we saw an SUV crossover, just put the pedal to the metal and just zooming full speed along the parade route. And then we heard a loud bang, and just deafening cries and screams from people who are who are struck by the vehicle," Tenorio said. "And then, and then we saw people running away or stopping crying, and there, there are people on the ground who looked like they'd been hit by the vehicle."

He added, "It just all happened so fast."

Videos posted to social media, including a live feed of the parade operated by the City of Waukesha, show a red SUV breaking through barriers and speeding into the roadway where the parade was taking place.

In the city’s footage, taken from a distance, the SUV speeds into the parade just behind a school marching band.

There is a heavy police presence downtown.

The parade runs through the downtown area of Waukesha.

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