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1 of 2 protesters hit by car on closed Seattle highway dies
AP ^ | 07 05 2020 | MARTHA BELLISLE

Posted on 07/05/2020 7:49:24 AM PDT by yesthatjallen

A car drove onto a closed freeway early Saturday and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said.

Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died in the evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said.

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Dawit Kelete of Seattle drove the car around vehicles that were blocking I-5 and sped into the crowd about 1:40 a.m., according to a police report released by the Washington State Patrol. Video taken at the scene by protesters showed people shouting “Car! Car!” before fleeing the roadway.

Love is in serious condition in the intensive care unit, Harborview, Gregg said.

Love was filming the protest in a nearly two-hour-long Facebook livestream captioned “Black Femme March takes I-5” when the video ended abruptly; with about 15 seconds left, shouts of “Car!” can be heard as the camera starts to shake before screeching tires and the sound of impact are heard.

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The driver, who was alone, fled the scene after hitting the protesters, Trooper Chase Van Cleave told The Associated Press. One of the other protesters got in a car and chased the driver for about a mile. He was able to stop him by pulling his car in front of the Jaguar, Van Cleave said.

Troopers arrived, and the driver was put in custody, Washington State Patrol Capt. Ron Mead said.

Kelete was described by offices as reserved and sullen when he was arrested, according to court documents. He also asked if the pedestrians were OK, the documents say.

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To: Tejas Rob

Now here we have a black man slapped with trumped up charges because white people trapped him in this situation and are now lying about what happened. Based on what I know so far, I could truly go for that kind of argument in this situation. NOT Guilty!


141 posted on 07/05/2020 9:24:46 AM PDT by beef (ACAB- All Commies Are Bastards)
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To: Samurai_Jack

Hi SamJack,
The girls chose to live in their world, not the parent’s world. The parents can’t be blamed and feeling sorry for them is a waste of time. They have been numb for a while so the shock of their daughters’ being killed and injured is not much at all. The girls highlighted their stupidity by marking their bodies withe ink, in your face ink.
Good by Summer, here comes Fall. Life goes on.
Bat


142 posted on 07/05/2020 9:27:45 AM PDT by BatGuano (Ya don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do Ya? Nunc Bibendum)
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To: drSteve78

The police did have the freeway closed both ways. Onramps were blocked. The driver entered the freeway by an offramp.


143 posted on 07/05/2020 9:27:50 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: yesthatjallen

Where there any safety cones, reflective signs, emergency lights, flashers or any other safety equipment indicating that there where parked vehicles blocking the lanes with pedestrians standing about?

If not who is to blame for the lack of safety precautions?

What if the driver has hit one of the parked cars and got himself injured or killed?

Just asking.


144 posted on 07/05/2020 9:36:06 AM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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To: pepsionice

Looks like the Manson chicks after they shaved their heads.


145 posted on 07/05/2020 9:37:10 AM PDT by LibertyWoman
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To: rigelkentaurus

The black driver needs someone like me on his jury. I simply do not care at this point whether the black driver did anything wrong or not.”

Sounds like he may have gotten naturally impatient with a stalled line of cars on the on-ramp , and decided to drive around them, not knowing there were people standing in the highway up ahead.

When you stand or walk on the freeway, you are taking a risk since freeways are for cars not pedestrians


146 posted on 07/05/2020 9:41:27 AM PDT by rintintin (qu)
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To: yesthatjallen

If that driver had stopped at the row of vans they would have beat the guy with bricks and destroyed his car. They put the guy in a lose lose situation. BTW who is paying for all the white vans?


147 posted on 07/05/2020 9:41:46 AM PDT by vigilante2 (Make liberals cry again)
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To: BatGuano

I know a Catholic family that sent a girl to a supposedly catholic college in and she came back with short orange hair and a surly attitude


148 posted on 07/05/2020 9:44:26 AM PDT by rintintin (qu)
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To: yesthatjallen

For some reason a Meatloaf song started playing in my head.

A tune from his “Bat Out of Hell” album.


149 posted on 07/05/2020 9:45:32 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (Our parents/grandparents were called to war. We have been called to sit on the couch. We got this!!)
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To: Grampa Dave

The headlines are already “Jaguar plows into crowd”.


150 posted on 07/05/2020 9:46:03 AM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: vigilante2

Did you see that US attorney on Tucker claiming “the far right” was involved in the vandalism as well as far left?

What a tool


151 posted on 07/05/2020 9:46:04 AM PDT by rintintin (qu)
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To: yesthatjallen

Good another one to rot in eternal flames. One less to screw with Washington State. One less Inslee voter - Alright!


152 posted on 07/05/2020 9:46:28 AM PDT by Pilated (.)
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To: metmom

Hey Folks,
No reason to get excited here. This is not an echo chamber of intolerance like the left maintains. There’s space for respectful dissent and differing opinions like has been demonstrated in other posts. In those posts are found examples where two adults express differing opinions respectfully. We can let those posts stand, both views expressed for readers to decide for themselves. No reason to act like children spitting absolutes and popping blood vessels. Remember, sometimes it’s better to be kind than to be right. So Lets keep the friendly fire to a minimum and direct anger and righteous indignation to the other side.

That being said, I just think that someone needs to be held responsible for this incident. There’s plenty of space here to have that discussion without getting wrapped around the pedantic. Save the anger and indignation for the ones who instigated these kids (arguably) to stand around in the road like morons. I just cant believe there’s not more people who feel the same.


153 posted on 07/05/2020 9:48:01 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (Democrats are not the enemy, Republicans are not your friends. We're on our own folks!)
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To: rlmorel
" I hit a guy on a bike about a year ago,..."

Probably shouldn't ask this, but, what happened to the guy? If you don't want to say, that's ok.

154 posted on 07/05/2020 9:48:19 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (My mind is wandering, and I'm following it!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

Just another bump in the road for the greater good.


155 posted on 07/05/2020 9:49:06 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("itYou can avoid reality, but I'm you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: Samurai_Jack

Give me a break!

They CHOSE to play on the freaking highway.

And they were not children.

This is NOT a tragedy in any sense of the word. Society is better off without these people.


156 posted on 07/05/2020 9:52:34 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
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To: 2banana

Ghislaine Maxwell says Jeffrey Epstein’s last words were “I can’t breathe!”


157 posted on 07/05/2020 9:54:31 AM PDT by 2harddrive (Go to www.CodeIsFreeSpeech.com for 10 FREE 3D-printer gun blueprints!)
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To: vigilante2

“BTW who is paying for all the white vans?”

This is the right direction to go.
Who’s behind this action needs to be held accountable.
Follow The Money.


158 posted on 07/05/2020 9:54:44 AM PDT by Samurai_Jack (Democrats are not the enemy, Republicans are not your friends. We're on our own folks!)
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To: yesthatjallen
So Antifa lesbos terrorists were sanctioned to set up Ambushes on a Federal Highway .Where they trying to kill or rob or hurt innocent people .
Where is the NW US DA stopping this insanity .
This is terrorism .
Sanctioned by the police , Sheriffs, Mayor , County , And Governor .
Antifa is a terrorist group .
Charge the leaders and her buddies with murder and terrorism .
The driver is a victim of a possible Deadly Ambush on a federal highway .
The are allowed it .
The Antifa terrorists are talking with the cops during the video .

The WH and Wash Gop need to jump on this unreal scheduled nightly terror attacks on a major federal highway and planned with local Dems and Antifa .

159 posted on 07/05/2020 9:58:48 AM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: dfwgator

Driving while Democrat, obviously.


160 posted on 07/05/2020 10:03:03 AM PDT by alstewartfan (One day he just washed up on the shores of his regrets. May his soul rest in peace. Al S.)
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