Has anyone checked the so called “ Black Box “ like airplanes have after accidents to see just were was the position of the shifter.
It could be the man was frighten ( heard on Coast to Coast AM the man was talking psychotic therapy prescription medicine ) by the angry crowd and panicked, tried to put the car in reverse but didnt ( mistakenly thought he had it in reverse ) and punched the gas peddle to get out of there.
There is a computer that records a lot of things of a cars functions in today’s cars including exactly what time of day it’s being driven, were it’s driven, and what position the gear and shifter was in, and the postions the throttle body was in at any given moment.
It can proven by the car’s computer it this was actually a accident were the man panicked and thought he had the gear in reverse to get out of there.
Excellent idea. I am sure that the police and the guys lawyer have considered this.