Good Samaritans heroically tackled Times Square driver who ran from wreckage

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Friday, May 19, 2017
Good Samaritans tackle deadly Times Square crash driver

NEW YORK, New York -- After a car barreled through Times Square, allegedly driven by a man high on drugs, some bystanders came to the aid of the victims he hit as others went after the suspect.

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Photographers snapped pictures of suspect Richard Rojas, 26, after he climbed from the wrecked car and ran through the street.

He was tackled by a group that included a ticket seller and a muscular door supervisor at a nearby Planet Hollywood restaurant.

Ken Bradix, a longtime Planet Hollywood employee, works right near the site of the deadly crash that killed an 18-year-old woman, and injured 22 others.

Bradix and a sightseeing ticket seller wrestled the fleeing suspect to the ground before police took over.

ABC News spoke to Bradix about his heroics, you can read his interview HERE.

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