Driver undergoing evaluation after pedestrians struck in Queens

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Monday, July 31, 2017
Driver in Queens crash being evaluated
A driver is undergoing evaluation after a crash that injured pedestrians in Queens.

ROSEDALE, Queens (WABC) -- The driver accused of hitting several people before crashing into a pond in Queens is undergoing a psychological evaluation.

Video showed the driver getting out of his van and wading in the pond in what appeared to be a religious robe.

The crash happened at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Brookville Park in Rosedale.

Eyewitnesses say the van hit two pedestrians, a car and a lamp post, before careening into the water.

One of the victims in the crash remains in critical condition.