Woman arrested for driving into festival crowd hours after explosion rocked same event

An yearly Maryland festival — which attracts thousands of attendees each twelvemonth — faced a bid of setbacks connected Saturday erstwhile a pistillate drove into a engaged crowd, conscionable hours aft a propane detonation rocked the aforesaid event.

The driver, 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick, was arrested and criminally charged aft "recklessly" breaching barriers and driving down a bustling roadworthy astatine the Main Street Festival successful Laurel, Maryland, according to Laurel Police.

Police assemblage camera footage shows Deberry-Bostick sitting successful her car, contemplating however to get done the closed-down street. A constabulary serviceman apologizes for the inconvenience and offers to bid her a taxi. 

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The driver, 28-year-old Kai Deberry-Bostick, was arrested aft "recklessly" breaching barriers and driving into a assemblage astatine the Main Street Festival successful Laurel, Maryland, constabulary said. (X / @cityoflaurel and Facebook / Laurel Police Department )

"There has to beryllium different way," she says. "I'm not taking a taxi each the mode to Virginia. I enactment successful Virginia."

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Deberry-Bostick past gets retired of her car and walks implicit to wherever the serviceman is standing. "I've gotta spell to work!," she says. "What bash you privation maine to do?"

The serviceman warns her not to disturb the area, to which she replies, "I mightiness person to." 

Deberry-Bostick past proceeds to rip the caution portion disconnected the obstruction blocking the roadworthy and gets backmost successful her car. She begins driving close into the serviceman who tries to artifact her from entering the festival.

"Stop! Stop your car," the serviceman yells.

The festival’s parade was canceled owed to a propane detonation arsenic vendors were mounting up. One idiosyncratic was injured successful the detonation and sent to the hospital, Laurel Mayor Keith R. Sydnor said astatine a quality conference. (X / @cityoflaurel)

Dramatic footage shows the pistillate hitting the serviceman with her vehicle. She past barrels down the thoroughfare toward festival-goers arsenic the serviceman trails down connected foot. 

"Thanks to their accelerated response, nary festival-goers were harmed," Laurel Police said successful a statement. "However, during the incident, 1 of our officers did prolong insignificant injuries aft being struck by her vehicle."

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The shocking brushwood came conscionable hours aft a propane detonation arsenic vendors were mounting up. One idiosyncratic was injured successful the detonation and sent to the hospital, Laurel Mayor Keith R. Sydnor said astatine a quality conference.

"This is simply a festival that's been going connected for 44 years," Sydnor said. "Unfortunately, this mishap happened, but we're gladsome everyone is safe." (X / @cityoflaurel)

The festival’s parade, which usually kicks disconnected the festival astatine 9 a.m., was canceled owed to the incident. Sydnor added helium does not deliberation the probe into the detonation volition spell further due to the fact that it was apt a "negligent mishap connected the vendor mounting up."

"This is simply a festival that's been going connected for 44 years," Sydnor said. "Unfortunately, this mishap happened, but we're gladsome everyone is safe."

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The Main Street Festival closes down Laurel, Maryland's Main Street each year. It allows thousands of festival-goers to locomotion astir and bask a parade, a scope of nutrient vendors, arts and crafts, and more, according to the City of Laurel, Maryland website.

Laurel Police did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.