A U-Haul driver who veered onto sidewalks and rammed into bicyclists and moped riders Monday in New York City, killing one person and injuring eight, claimed he started mowing down people after seeing an 'invisible object' coming toward the truck, police said Tuesday.
A U-Haul driver who veered onto sidewalks and rammed into bicyclists and moped riders Monday in New York City, killing one person and injuring eight, claimed he started mowing down people after seeing an "invisible object" coming toward the truck, police said Tuesday.
"We believe Mr. Sor was suffering from a mental health crisis," Essig said, reiterating that there is no evidence of a connection to terrorism. A 44-year-old man riding a moped died from a head injury after he was hit by the truck roughly a half hour after it struck the first victim. Mayor Eric Adams said the man, whose name has not been made public, was a single father "raising those children on his own."
Weng Sor's son, Stephen Sor, 30, told The Associated Press that his father had a history of mental illness and, until recently, was living in Las Vegas. Records there show he was convicted and served time for multiple acts of violence, including stabbing his own brother. Sor's criminal history includes arrests for driving while intoxicated and evading a police officer in 2002 and multiple instances of battery.
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