[plain talk]

If I was in a similar situation, seeing what was ahead of me and being attacked, I would have backed out at high speed.

Exactly -- which destroys any possible justification for a guy plowing forward into a crowd of people and mowing them down. Why was he driving down that street in the first place where a protest is going on?

[FatherofFive]

Exactly -- which destroys any possible justification for a guy plowing forward into a crowd

But the attack was at the rear of his car. Moving away from the attack - forward - seems a reasonable response

[TXBlair]

Why was he driving down that street in the first place where a protest is going on?

Why was a protest going on where cars were driving down the street?

[libstripper]

“Exactly — which destroys any possible justification for a guy plowing forward into a crowd of people and mowing them down. Why was he driving down that street in the first place where a protest is going on?”

Good question that hasn’t been answered yet. Also an excellent reason not to judge the driver’s actions yet.