Car strikes holiday shoppers in New York
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dec. 11, 2014: Police search a car at the scene of a vehicular accident on 34th Street. (AP)
A car jumped the curb in midtown Manhattan Wednesday night striking and injuring seven people in the process.
The woman behind the wheel, hit a person, and then drove into oncoming traffic striking multiple vehicles before hitting several shoppers on the sidewalk.
Authorities say the 34-year-old female driver and her male passenger were among the injured. All seven were hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It happened at 10 p.m. on West 34th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in the Herald Square shopping district in front of clothing stores.
Police believe the woman -- who is in custody -- was drunk or impaired while driving.
Authorities say the driver was traveling eastbound on 34th Street when she rear-ended a vehicle. She then backed up, entered the westbound lanes heading the wrong way and struck another vehicle. Police say the car then mounted the sidewalk, hitting five pedestrians.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.