Over a dozen injured after drunk driver strikes pedestrians at Lao New Year parade in Louisiana, police say

At least 13 people were hospitalized after an impaired driver struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said.

At least 13 people were hospitalized after an impaired driver struck revelers at a parade celebrating the Lao New Year in Louisiana, officials said.

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The car struck "multiple pedestrians" Saturday afternoon at the corner of Savannakhet Street and Melancon Road in Broussard, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office told NBC News. The 57-year-old driver was arrested.

Broussard is located about 8 miles southwest of Lafayette and near the city of New Iberia.