Driver arrested for DWI after police say he crashed into holiday crowd, killing 3, injuring 8

New York (CNN) — A man suspected of driving into a crowd, killing three people and injuring eight during an Independence Day celebration, has been arrested and is accused of driving under the influence, New York City police said Friday.

Daniel Hyden, 44, from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, eight counts of assault, one count of driving without a license in the second degree and one count of driving while intoxicated, according to the NYPD.

The NYPD says more charges are possible.

CNN has tried to identify an attorney for Hyden.

At least three people were killed when a truck drove into a park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side late Thursday, police said.

A group celebrating the holiday was struck by the gray Ford F-150 when it ran through an intersection and into Corlears Hook Park at about 9 p.m. Hyden was driving at “a high rate of speed when he failed to navigate the road and struck 11 pedestrians” inside the park, police say.

The NYPD identified two of the three people killed as Lucille Pinkney, 59, and Hernan Pinkney, 38. Police say any relationship between the two victims, who share the same last name, is unclear.

The third person killed has not yet been publicly identified.

Seven of the victims were between 11 and 35, and were taken to hospitals in stable condition, police said. A 30-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD.

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