Pedal pub accident leaves 15 hurt after mobile bar overturns; driver charged with DUI: police

ByJennifer Lifsey, WGCL, CNNWire
Monday, May 2, 2022
15 hurt when pedal pub overturns, driver charged with DUI: police
Multiple people were injured after a crash involving a pedal pub Saturday in downtown Atlanta.

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Police Department informed the media on Sunday morning that the driver of the pedal pub that crashed on Saturday night has been arrested and charged with a DUI.

In addition, the driver was also charged with a business permit violation.

The pedal pub, which is a mobile bar, tipped over while making a turn.

Multiple people were injured after a crash involving a pedal pub Saturday in downtown Atlanta, WGCL reported.

It happened around 6:30 p.m. According to the Atlanta Police Department, a pedal pub was trying to make a turn but was apparently going too fast and turned over.

Atlanta Fire Rescue says a total of 15 people were injured and transported to area hospitals; 10 were minor, three were serious, and two were deemed critical.

"The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department has a mobile ambulance we call it MAV-1. We utilized that to transport 10 and Grady facilitated the transportation of the other five patients," said Jason McLain, Battalion Chief for Atlanta Fire Rescue Department.

No other vehicles were involved.

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