The rally and march in support of Vauhxx Booker, a Black man who said he was assaulted and threatened with a noose by a group of men, was ending when a vehicle drove into a woman and continued driving with her on the hood.
An Indiana protester was struck by a car Monday night, the second such incident in three days.assaulted and threatened with a noose
by a group of men Saturday at Lake Monroe, was ending when a vehicle drove into a woman and continued driving with her on the hood. A man attempted to run alongside the vehicle to help the woman and was also carried by the vehicle, witnesses told The Herald-Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. There was no immediate word on their condition.
“All our rallies, all of our marches have been peaceful and these racists keep coming in,” said Caleb Poer, a speaker at Monday night's event. Multiple witnesses said the driver seemed to intentionally guide the vehicle through the protest. The car was a red Toyota Corolla, according videos posted on social media.Bear Schmidt, chairman of Citizens Protest and Safety, a group providing security, medical assistance and other services for the protests, told The Herald-Times that the woman driver said she was going to run over protesters.
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