Posted on 07/08/2020 8:21:01 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A driver who struck and killing a Seattle woman with a car during a protest Saturday was charged Wednesday with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and reckless driving, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
Dawit Kelete is being held with bail set at $1.2 million and is expected to remain in jail, according to the prosecuting attorney’s office.
The crash is still being investigated by State Patrol and the FBI and the prosecuting attorney’s office said it may add or amend charges based on the investigation.
"Today the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed charges against Dawit Kelete for the crash that killed one person and seriously injured another the morning of July 4 on southbound Interstate 5 in Seattle. Full statement below: pic.twitter.com/V3sQk9eYsp — King Co Prosecutor (@KCProsecutor) July 8, 2020"
The crash the morning of July 4 and southbound Interstate 5 in Seattle killed one person and injured another, according to officials.
A spokesperson at Harborview Medical Center told The Associated Press that Summer Taylor, 24, died after the crash. The hospital also said that Diaz Love, 32, was hospitalized.
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It can’t be elevated to a “hate crime” because it was a black man killing two white women.
Wow imagine if he had been white he would have been executed on the spot.
Should counter-sue the state.
Unless he was drunk he won’t be serving time.
Aren’t Interstate freeways marked with “No pedestrians” signs? I thought so.
The prosecutor’s office wants to appear to be “woke” and file charges to avoid the backlash BLM would send their way if they didn’t.
Who “closed” the highway?
Bail is not supposed to be punishment. In America, the accused were innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
I’ll serve on that jury. Pick me.
Aren’t Interstate freeways marked with “No pedestrians” signs?
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Every one I have ever been on.
So Black Lives Matter is basically a shake down/protection racket. Didn’t Jessee Jackson’s Rainbow Push organization pioneer this scam years ago?
Oh for gawds-ache leave the poor bastard alone.
Just like in armed robbery, where the cops kill one of the perps, his cohorts can be charged with murder.
They should charge the ring-leaders of the riot with murder.
If they hadn’t been friggin around out there on the highway....she’d still be alive.
They overcharged to placate the woke crowd. He’ll either walk or have a chance to plead down later.
I thought that the near-slaughter on I-35W in Minneapolis with the fuel tanker demonstrated that the gov’t shutting down highways for these loons to play on is always a desperately stupid idea.
Even as a young kid I knew better than to play on a high speed, busy street.
I don’t think my paris even had to tell me.
Personal Responsibility and self-sufficiency are apparently lost among the left.
Only a matter of time until the victims/families go after the deep pockets city/state etc.
She was too fat to live.
I’ve been having fun on FB posting that the two that were hit and flew through the air should be charged with “Leaving the scene of an accident”.
If one had gone through the windshield it would be “Breaking and entering.”
I’m catching u-no-watt from others but I can handle it.
The cupid stunt needed killing. There is this thing called the Constitution. She wanted to destroy it. She lost. Just sorry she didn’t suffer more.
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