A suspected drunken driver crashed into another vehicle before plowing into a Mardi Gras parade crowd in New Orleans Saturday, injuring nearly 30 people, authorities said.
Five of the injured were in guarded condition but none of the injuries appear life-threatening, New Orleans EMS Director Jeff Elder said.
Earlier, a man was struck by a bullet that was fired through a portable toilet near the parade, NBC affiliate WDSU reported.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the crash was the second instance of people being hurt in poor decisions around parades Saturday.
Twenty-one people were taken to hospitals for treatment, and seven others who were hurt declined to be transported to a hospital, Elder said.
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