A motorist who panicked after his SUV was surrounded by a protest Tuesday night in Times Square was released by police with no charges filed.
The front of the protest group, mainly bicyclists, surrounded his Dodge Durango westbound on 42nd Street at Sixth Avenue at around 9:10 p.m.
The bicyclists were attempting to hold traffic for the protests when the driver appears to have panicked and tried to drive away from the crowd.
A bicycle was thrown under his vehicle as he drove away, blowing his tires, and protesters banged on his windows.
No one was injured. One of the protesters was taken to the hospital for a panic attack.
After driving away from the crowd, the protesters pursued the vehicles two blocks to Broadway, where police took the driver to the local police precinct. He was released with no charges filed.
(Source: WABC)
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They should give the driver a medal.
The wild west. Thanks Mr deBlasio.
criminal lives dont matter. dont attack ppls cars and no one will attack you
The real question is; why were the perpetrators that illegally surrounded him, threw a bicycle at his vehicle and assaulted him not charged.
When thugs surround you, running for your life or driving away is a proper response.
It is time for a Benny Goetz moment in NY
i am sure Deblasio would drive them over as well-hiding under his bed
In fear for his life and SUV plows through a group of violent protester, there fixed your headline.
Great job by the suv driver. No 1 your right a Berney goetz in ny right now would teach everyone a lesson including the moron deblazio
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It was BERNIE Goetz. But you’re right anyway.
I would have done the same. Get the criminal vilda chayas off the streets and out of neighborhoods where they don’t belong.
i want to thank whoever was driving the suv
The person who damaged his vehicle should be charged
“The bicyclists were attempting to hold traffic for the protests when the driver appears to have panicked and tried to drive away from the crowd.”
Typically, for a demonstration involving blocking off streets, the police would be in charge of blocking off streets. Here, when blm protesters tried to block off streets themselves they caused a law abiding citizen to panic and blow out his tire. Maybe blm protesters should request the help of police to block off streets so they don’t cause panic and mayhem….
Good for the driver! Sometimes you just need to speak their language
Black don’t matter, because if black lives really mattered to them:- Why so many blacks shooting blacks in Chicago & NYC?