Posted on 07/15/2016 7:56:00 AM PDT by Red Badger
BERLIN (AFP) -
A German journalist who witnessed the Nice attack said he saw a motorcyclist chase the killer truck and try to enter the cabin but fall and end up under the wheels.
"I stood on the balcony, right on the Promenade des Anglais, and saw how people celebrated there, and how suddenly a truck drove through the crowd," Richard Gutjahr, 42, who shot smartphone video footage of the bloody Bastille Day rampage, told AFP on Friday.
"Surprisingly, he drove very slowly, not fast, he drove slowly and he was chased by a motorcyclist," recounted Gutjahr by telephone.
"The motorcyclist attempted to overtake the truck and even tried to open the driver's door, but he fell and ended up under the wheels of the truck."
Gutjahr, a freelance journalist, said he also saw two police officers open fire on the truck.
"Then the driver stepped on the accelerator and the truck sped up, accelerated and drove in a zig-zag course into the crowd.
"In the next 15 to 20 seconds there were shots from several guns. I don't know who shot at whom."
After that, "the panicked crowd ran in all directions. Those who could save themselves ran into the hotels, or sought security in the hotel entrances," he said.
"Right afterwards I personally saw 12 dead bodies, and it was already clear there would be more."
Motorcycle ping?...................
At least one unfortunate soul tried to do something.
RIP, brave soul, whoever you are.
Amen.
Valor, above and beyond the call of duty.
The only thing necessary for evil to prevail us for good men to do nothing.
That motorcyclist did not “do nothing”. He sacrificed his life in an attempt to save others.
He is a hero.
The stud. And also, anyone fighting that truck had to expect it to explode like Oklahoma city at any instant.
Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends....
Absolutely correct.
Agreed
RIP, Brother.
Very much so.
Shooting for the tires is Hollywood BS. For one thing they’re very difficult to hit, being both small and counter intuitive (you have to aim for the edge not the middle like all shooters have been taught). Add the fact that cars can actually run pretty well on rims. And then finally add the fact that most tires now are “run flats” and can do at least 50 miles with a hole in them. A completely worthless plan.
I believe that you can see this hero attempt to stop the truck on the first part of this video...it may be graphic to some folks. These are the people that make this world great! God bless him!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU_cKEhyifs
Roger that!!!
Bad ass biker. RIP.
Amen.
The legacy of Charles Martel is not dead.
He very well may have saved lives by distracting the driver for a few moments.
Killer truck?
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