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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You were NOT to expose this in public, Rummy! Lol
Rachel Corrie v.2020
It won’t be is should be a wake up call for these cowards
Yes.
Looks like this:
Something to be aware of if you do ever get out...
Dang...now you must refer to me as “THEY” since it is my preferred pronoun.
Let me rush right out and get a Tat.
I do have a purple tongue right now due to Gentian Violet.
It all comes together....
I agree
Summer and Love, the incredibly ironic symbols of Seattle’s “Summer of Love.”
It does say the car was white.
Kids? A 24 and a 32 year old?
Its not safe but WSP and WashDOT are allowing this to happen. I drive south coming into Lynwood and the electronic reader boards announce the time in the evening when I-5 is closed.
I KNEW IT!
“unless you count their mental state.”
That’s the conclusion that i’m drawing. Outside of the legal ramifications, calendar age means very little in these circumstances.
‘Flat As A Pancake - Rachel Corrie Syndrome.’
Stupid is sometimes fatal. :(
He’s a Coug and just Couged his life.
OMG such lovely young women REAL LOOKERS!!!
#WhiteLivesDontMatter
I know right, kids?
See #193. Again, I didn’t read any of the comments. I swear we share the same brain!
You can use it M-W-Th, me on T-Fri-Sat & we’ll share it on Sundays, LOL!
These white female juveniles/children (age 24 and 32) at an event called Black Femme March takes I-5 were hit when a black man in a white jaguar drove the car around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and sped into the crowd. He then fled the scene to avoid mistreatment and stopped to wait for police after his car was blocked by a protester who persued him and blocked the jaguar with his car. The contradictions boggle the mind. How does a person riot in the middle of a highway?? Tear up the asphalt?
I got news for ya. “Summer Taylor” was a dude.
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