SEATTLE: Two female protesters in Seattle were hit on Saturday (Jul 4) by a speeding car that drove into a crowd demonstrating on an interstate highway, causing injuries that led to the death of one, while leaving the other in serious condition.
Seattle has been the scene of numerous protests, some on interstate highways, since the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, on a Minneapolis street while he was in police custody, and which was captured on video.
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Summer Taylor died late on Saturday at Harborview Medical Center, a spokeswoman, Susan Gregg, told Reuters by telephone, adding that Diaz Love, the other injured protester, was in the intensive care unit.
Washington State Troopers investigate the scene where two people in a group of protesters were struck by a car on Interstate 5 while the highway was closed to traffic due to the protest in Seattle, Washington, Jul 4, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Jason Redmond)
Police said the car driver, a 27-year-old Seattle man, was arrested at the scene of the accident, which took place about 1.30am local time, and faces multiple felony charges.
"He was placed in custody when troopers arrived on scene," Chase Van Cleave, a Washington State Patrol trooper told Reuters by phone earlier.
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"The investigation is still ongoing. At this time we're not suspecting drugs or alcohol as a factor in the crash."
Investigators do not know if the driver intended to hit the demonstrators, he added.
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