Damascus News

Damascus, Va., Mayor Jack McCrady says he expects the insurer of a man whose car hit dozens of hikers during a parade to cover the victims' medical costs.

Each year, the tiny town of Damascus, Virginia, or perhaps better known to some as 'Trail Town U.S.A.,' triples in population with the coming of the much celebrated Appalachian Trail Days festival.

Authorities said Tuesday an elderly driver is not likely to face charges for plowing into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town's parade over the weekend.

Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.

Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a festival parade.