"It's so, so sad, and it's so, so scary," said Matt Johnson, who is visiting from Boston and went to bed shortly before a man sped a white pickup truck up Bourbon Street just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, ramming into revelers. At least 10 people died; dozens were injured. Johnson pointed across the intersection of Canal and Bourbon streets, to where the driver had plowed into the crowd. Long loops of yellow police tape blocked any cars or pedestrians from getting by."
"You come for a good time, you think you're safe, and that happens," Johnson said. "It's insane." The horror came less than two weeks after a car sped into families enjoying holiday treats and handicrafts at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. At least five people were killed and nearly 200 hurt, many of them critically."
"Few cities in this country party heartier on New Year's Eve than New Orleans. And if specific colors stand out in the crowd, they're typically the green, yellow and purple of Mardi Gras beads, plus whatever is worn by the two teams playing in the annual Sugar Bowl."
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