Three Occupy DC protesters were hit by a car near the Americans for Prosperity Conference after they blocked traffic. The driver of the car was not charged.
My FOX DC reported:
VIDEO: Car Plows into Crowd of Occupy D.C. Protesters in Northwest: MyFoxDC.com
The protesters surrounded the car and screamed shame on you after the far left loons were hit in the street.
My FOX reported:
District of Columbia police said early Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking three people taking part in an Occupy DC protest in downtown Washington.
Lt. Christopher Micciche of the D.C. police said the driver was not cited because he had a green light when his vehicle struck the three on Friday night. He said witnesses told police that the three pedestrians “either ran toward or jumped in front of the moving vehicle.” He said one pedestrian jumped on the hood of the car. One of them was cited for being in the roadway.
“The protesters were apparently trying to block the roadway,” Micciche said. “It was essentially an accident where three individuals were injured but they were in violation by being in the roadway.” D.C. fire department spokesman Lon Walls said Saturday morning that the three were transported to two area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hundreds of protesters affiliated with Occupy DC shut down streets Friday near the city’s convention center in downtown, where a conservative group was gathering. The male driver of the vehicle was traveling southbound on 7th Street NW at K Street NW when the accident occurred at about 10 p.m. The names of the driver and protesters were not immediately available.
