Overview

• Police responded just before 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 to the East Liberty Black Arts Soul-Steppin, Boots-on-the-Ground Wellness Festival at Broad Street and Centre Avenue.
• Six people were hurt — five women and one man — after a slow-moving vehicle without a driver drifted into a tented area.
• Five victims were transported to local hospitals while a sixth was treated at the scene, with three initially listed as serious but stable.
• The vehicle’s owner remained at the scene, told investigators he believed the car was in park, and cooperated throughout the inquiry.
• Investigators determined the incident was accidental and said no arrests were made and no charges are expected, with eyewitness accounts and photos corroborating the sequence.