fled the scene after hitting the protesters"
"Kelete .. was driving a white Jaguar"
Posted on 07/05/2020 7:49:24 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
A car drove onto a closed freeway early Saturday and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said.
Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died in the evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said.
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Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and sped into the crowd about 1:40 a.m., according to a police report released by the Washington State Patrol. Video taken at the scene by protesters showed people shouting “Car! Car!” before fleeing the roadway.
Love is in serious condition in the intensive care unit, Harborview, Gregg said.
Love was filming the protest in a nearly two-hour-long Facebook livestream captioned “Black Femme March takes I-5” when the video ended abruptly; with about 15 seconds left, shouts of “Car!” can be heard as the camera starts to shake before screeching tires and the sound of impact are heard.
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The driver, who was alone, fled the scene after hitting the protesters, Trooper Chase Van Cleave told The Associated Press. One of the other protesters got in a car and chased the driver for about a mile. He was able to stop him by pulling his car in front of the Jaguar, Van Cleave said.
Troopers arrived, and the driver was put in custody, Washington State Patrol Capt. Ron Mead said.
Kelete was described by offices as reserved and sullen when he was arrested, according to court documents. He also asked if the pedestrians were OK, the documents say.
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Well, at least she died doing what she loved.
Black driver.
White victims.
No one will care.
That’s what you get for playing in the street.
Yep , standing on a freeway can Kill you
Pedestrians are prohibited from Interstates for a reason.
DARWIN AWARD nominee?
I think I’m having scrambled eggs for breakfast.
Somehow seems a fitting memorial.
Riots at 1:40 a.m.?????? Or the bars closing down?
There was no one around the “protest” except the Antifa kids and the police providing security.
It was not really a protest. It was a party.
I do pray the car is OK.
Anyone feel like pancakes this morning? I’ll order a Rachel Corrie Special in their honor.
The driver did not “flee the scene”
The mob ran to his car and attacked it and tried to do a Reginald Denny. The driver drove a small distance to flee the mob then waited for the police
Essentially.
I care. I hope the black driver is ok.
The driver did not “flee the scene”
The mob ran to his car and attacked it and tried to do a Reginald Denny. The driver drove a small distance to flee the mob then waited for the police
Article doesn’t say the driver was black?
Gee bad behavior all around by the most saintly blameless members of society.
"Kelete .. was driving a white Jaguar"
Wait, how slow was the Jaguar going that somebody saw what happened, ran to HIS car, started it, chased the other guy AND CAUGHT him after just one mile? I thought black guys only drove slow White Broncos.
...at night. Nitwits.
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