'My hope is, as a result of this tragedy, protesters will reconsider their desire to be on the interstate because I cannot guarantee their safety, plain and simple.'
A driver struck two women with his car in Seattle early Saturday after driving onto a freeway that was closed because of protests against police brutality.
Video of the incident, which occurred at about 1:36 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-5, shows the car speeding down the freeway and then plowing into the group of protesters, launching the two women into the air.The victims, a 32-year-old Bellingham resident and a 24-year-old Seattle resident, were transported to Harborview Medical Center.
The driver, who continued driving down the freeway after the collision, has been arrested and booked at King County Jail. Charges against the man, a 27-year-old Seattle resident whose name has not yet been released, are pending. Trooper Chase Van Cleave told BuzzFeed News the suspect is expected to face two counts of vehicular assault and one count for felony hit and run.
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