Street Market Horror

The body of a victim lies covered on the street in front of a car that plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. According to officials, at least nine people were killed and more than 40 injured when the vehicle sped through the popular pedestrian promenade.

The bodies of two victims lay covered on the street after a car plowed through several blocks of a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The market draws thousands of shoppers and was slated to close just as the incident occurred at 2 p.m.

Emergency officials assist injured pedestrians after a car plowed through a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The market, which takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays, bisects oceanside Santa Monica's popular Third Street pedestrian promenade and is near the famous Santa Monica Pier.

Fire trucks and ambulances are gathered near the spot where a car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers' market Wednesday, July 16, 2003, in Santa Monica, Calif. At least nine people died, including a 3-year-old girl, and dozens more were injured. The driver, who was in his 80s, was being interviewed by officers and treated for unspecified injuries, Santa Monica Police Chief James T. Butts said.

People are led to an ambulance after a car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The dozens of injured were taken to four hospitals by a fleet of ambulances and rescue helicopters.

A person injured when a car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers' market is moved Wednesday, July 16, 2003, in Santa Monica, Calif. At least nine people were killed, including eight who were pronounced dead at the scene.

Bystanders console each other at the scene of an accident in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003, after a car driven by an elderly man plowed through a crowded farmers' market.

Police officials walk past the body of a victim after a car plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. The driver was not arrested but authorities were considering whether the elderly man was qualified to drive, said Police Chief James T. Butts.

Emergency workers treat injured people in a triage area after a car plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica , Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003.

An unidentified victim is carried by officials after a car plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003.

Russell Weller, 86, right, leaves the Santa Monica, Calif., police station Wednesday, July 16, 2003. An unidentified relative is at left. Weller's neighbors identified him as the driver of the car that plowed into a farmers' market in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Weller is one of the registered owners of the vehicle in Department of Motor Vehicle records.

Shoes believed to have belonged to victims struck by an elderly man rest on top of the car that killed at least nine people when it plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003.

An unidentified woman reacts after a car driven by an elderly man plowed through a farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003. Police said 15 victims were critically injured, and a 3-year-old girl was among those killed along three downtown blocks closed for the twice-a-week market.

Unidentified California Highway Patrolmen examine a car that plowed through a crowded farmers' market in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 16, 2003.