The driver who made the run on pedestrians in the center of New York the day before, "wanted to kill them all" and regrets that the police did not shoot him, reports the Associated Press. According to the agency, during the arrest of the 26-year-old Richard Rojas told the police that before committing the incident smoked marijuana and took phencyclidine. Rojas said that the police had to shoot him because he wanted to kill. According to the police, three victims remain in critical condition, the condition of one of them - a 38-year-old Canadian citizen - is of particular concern. Law enforcement authorities expect to receive test results for blood levels of drugs in a few days, reports Reuters.. Around noon on Thursday, the car hit a pedestrian in Times Square in New York City. As a result, an 18-year-old girl died, more than 20 people are in hospitals with various injuries. According to preliminary data of the Russian Consulate General in New York, no information was received from the affected Russians. According to the mayor of the city Bill De Blasio, at the moment the incident is not considered an act of terrorism.

According to law enforcers, 26-year-old Richard Rojas is also accused of 20 points of attempted murder of the second degree. The test for alcoholic intoxication, taken from Roxas, showed a negative result, but the British Daily Mail reports that he was under the influence of synthetic marijuana, causing hallucinations and emotional disorders. In the New York legal system, second-degree murder is considered a less serious crime than a deliberate murder with a premeditated intention.

Original article: The driver who crashed in New York, wanted to "kill them all".