Eyewitnesses said that the minivan was spotted accelerating at about 45 mph before the crash which occurred around 2:17 p.m.
The 91-year-old driver of the red minivan, Harold Teague, of Newburyport, struck 3 people just as the parade was wrapping up, police said.
Among the three injured were husband and a wife, who were trying to go across a crosswalk at the parade.The van instead of stopping, accelerated and crossed into the opposite lane of traffic, hitting the woman head-on.
Police said that the woman kind of flew in the air, then landed on the hood of a vehicle, and then fell on the road under the minivan's tires. According to the police, one of the tires brushed against the woman's head.
Again, instead of stopping, Teague accelerated across the street and hit a rock, coming to a stop at the opposite side of the street.
Emergency workers examined the woman. She was later listed in "serious but stable condition" at a local hospital. Her husband was also injured by the minivan, but not as seriously.
Teague's son was in the passenger seat when the accident occurred.
It is not clear whether mechanical problems caused Teague to speed at about 45 mph and lose control of the minivan. Teague's vehicle is to be inspected today for problems with the accelerator.
News Sources: The Boston Channel.
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