A woman who police said rammed a car into a bus shelter filled with people over the summer has been charged.
Tiffany Joy Reimund, 47, of Pittsburgh, is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, multiple counts of recklessly endangering another person, driving under the influence and other counts.
Police said Reimund crashed into an SUV on Ninth Street near Liberty Avenue on June 11. The crash pushed the SUV into a bus shelter, and the impact sent debris flying, hitting people nearby, according to police.
Police said Reimund’s car also hit several people on the sidewalk.
Nine people were injured, two critically, and police said Reimund tested positive for alcohol and barbiturates.
According to a criminal complaint, Reimund was driving a Saturn sedan when she struck the SUV from behind. The SUV was pushed across the intersection and into the bus shelter. After the crash, Reimund said she was sorry and hoped no one was hurt, the complaint said.
Police said Reimund failed a field sobriety test. She was taken into custody, where she gave blood samples, which tested positive for alcohol and a barbiturate, which she said she took for headaches.
Reimund was not in police custody as of Thursday night, and a warrant is out for her arrest. It was not clear why Reimund was not charged until now.
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