Police: Drunk Driver Hit 3 Kids with Van

A man was arrested in Springfield, Massachusetts, after three pedestrian children sustained major injuries in the crash.

A man has been charged with OUI in a crash causing serious injury after police say he struck three children with his van while driving drunk in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Police say 58-year-old Pedro Gonzalez, who has been charged with OUI once in the past, hit a 13-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and an 11-year-old boy in a crosswalk at the corner of Chestnut Street and Montmorenci Street.

All three children remain at a local hospital. The youngest victim is in critical condition.

Gonzalez was arraigned Monday.

Police said they were working to get a search warrant for Gonzalez's van on Tuesday.

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