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Large truck drives through crowd of protesters in Minneapolis, it doesn’t appear any protesters were hit by the truck, according to the authorities
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So he just keeps driving his semi through a crowd in broad daylight..? Think.
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There were also no other cars that moved through the crowd prior. This was 45 min after closure. Yes it's possible an on or off ramps hadn't been closed yet. There's tons of construction on 35W so it would have been easy enough for him to park and wait.
But this dude did this on purpose to send a message. It could have been so much worse.
It will be investigated and figured out how he got through and to the crowd.
But this dude did this on purpose to send a message. It could have been so much worse.
It will be investigated and figured out how he got through and to the crowd.
Nah, if he was trying to murder them he'd have just swerved to the left as the crowd dispersed and killed them. Someone above said he was allegedly trying to intimidate people? But regardless, if true, then attempting to do so in such a manner is reckless with indifference to human life and utterly repulsive.
We don't at this time. Don't encourage doxxing while something is still developing.
Wanna elaborate? Or do you have no conviction in what you're trying to 'safely' convey? I'm just saying that if he was trying to kill them, continuing into the path with the least amount of people and subsequently stopping wouldn't be an expected reaction. Idk though, maybe we'll find out more soon.
That's true. Maybe he had second thoughts about his prank at the end there when that one guy was still kind of in the way? Why else would he stop?
I dont know what he was thinking. But he stopped before the crowd. Watch.
Calling it a prank is a bit reductive if it had even a scrap of intentionality to it, but possible I suppose.
Im not suggesting doxxing, Im suggesting the media find out who he is because people have a right to know what happens to him.
Oh I apologise then, yeah I absolutely agree with that. Transparency with any charges he receives and what actually transpired is crucial once they know how or why this happened definitively.
I was being sarcastic, as in an attempted act of terrorism is a prank to him, apologies. I just don't understand what he was doing here.
Thanks for your thoughtful contributions.
Neither, and I didn't mean to play it off as you being serious, more trying to deflect from future posters getting mad at ya. I know what you meant 👏🏼
Facebook friend of mine who lives in Minneapolis was there in his own car. He almost got hit.
Absolutely fucked up.
Edit: This is what he posted
"I was told to help keep people safe by pulling forward a little so the next lane had a car in it. NOT 30 SECONDS LATER... The semi came barreling up behind me at at least 50mph, honking and flashing his lights. He came up the shoulder, where I had literally just moved from. I didnt see brakes until he started getting into the crowd... I am still crying... This was no accident! "
Absolutely fucked up.
Edit: This is what he posted
"I was told to help keep people safe by pulling forward a little so the next lane had a car in it. NOT 30 SECONDS LATER... The semi came barreling up behind me at at least 50mph, honking and flashing his lights. He came up the shoulder, where I had literally just moved from. I didnt see brakes until he started getting into the crowd... I am still crying... This was no accident! "
Tanker Truck Drives Into Minneapolis George Floyd Protesters On I-35W Bridge; Driver In Custody
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a tanker truck driver is in custody after speeding through marchers protesting the death of George Floyd on the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis Sunday.
minnesota.cbslocal.com
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a tanker truck driver is in custody after speeding through marchers protesting the death of George Floyd on the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis Sunday.
At 10 p.m., WCCO confirmed with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office that the suspect was Bogdan Vechirko, of Otsego. He is currently being held custody on probable cause assault.
DPS Commissioner John Harrington says it appears that no protesters on the southbound lanes of the interstate were seriously hurt. He estimates that 5,000 to 6,000 people were on the bridge at the time the truck sped through. Harrington says the truck was already on the interstate before the incident, even though it had closed about 40 minutes earlier at 5 p.m. and barriers were in place specifically for the marchers.
"It was one of the most dangerous things I've ever seen," Harrington said.
The driver, who was pulled out of the truck and attacked by protesters, was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Hennepin Healthcare, and is now in the Hennepin County Jail. In several videos of the incident, protesters can be heard and seen trying to stop the attack, and several laid on him to protect him.
The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said that no one was called out for a water rescue in the incident.
The truck had a Kenan Advantage Group logo on it. The Ohio-based company gave this statement late Sunday evening, which read in part, "Our hearts go out to all those who are grieving the events of this past week. We have been informed of an incident involving one of our independent contractors in Minneapolis, MN during recent protests. Our first and foremost concern is for the safety and security of the public, our employees and our customers."
If the protesters hadn't moved in time he would have hit so many of them. He was going very fast up until he made it to the middle of the crowd.
Nah, you don't NOT see hundreds of people shouting on an empty freeway.
Tanker Truck Drives Into Minneapolis George Floyd Protesters On I-35W Bridge; Driver In Custody
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a tanker truck driver is in custody after speeding through marchers protesting the death of George Floyd on the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis Sunday.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says a tanker truck driver is in custody after speeding through marchers protesting the death of George Floyd on the Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis Sunday.At 10 p.m., WCCO confirmed with the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office that the suspect was Bogdan Vechirko, of Otsego. He is currently being held custody on probable cause assault.DPS Commissioner John Harrington says it appears that no protesters on the southbound lanes of the interstate were seriously hurt. He estimates that 5,000 to 6,000 people were on the bridge at the time the truck sped through. Harrington says the truck was already on the interstate before the incident, even though it had closed about 40 minutes earlier at 5 p.m. and barriers were in place specifically for the marchers."It was one of the most dangerous things I've ever seen," Harrington said.The driver, who was pulled out of the truck and attacked by protesters, was treated for non-life threatening injuries at Hennepin Healthcare, and is now in the Hennepin County Jail. In several videos of the incident, protesters can be heard and seen trying to stop the attack, and several laid on him to protect him.The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office said that no one was called out for a water rescue in the incident.The truck had a Kenan Advantage Group logo on it. The Ohio-based company gave this statement late Sunday evening, which read in part, "Our hearts go out to all those who are grieving the events of this past week. We have been informed of an incident involving one of our independent contractors in Minneapolis, MN during recent protests. Our first and foremost concern is for the safety and security of the public, our employees and our customers."
Looking at his name, is this why Susan Rice blamed the anarchy on Russia?
These things happen. Sometimes bodycams turn off accidentally. Sometimes police that have one job blocking traffic fail to see large trucks. There was nothing they could do to prevent this.
There seems to be enough here, between the protester reading the texts out loud (taking off the driver) and the obviously uncommon name, where this looks to be legit.
I'm sure Trump will denounce this actual terrorist like he denounced his made-up boogie man terrorists this morning.
On the radio when I picked up food right before curfew they had on the gov and AG and maybe others. Someone answered that they thought he was already on the highway and the barricade point was basically built behind him, no evidence of jumping through or around any ramp closures or barricades but it was still unconfirmed. Would be nice to know.
No shit, they deescalated better than almost every cop vid this week.
One protestor took out the keys to ensure the truck wasn't running anymore.
He had someone on the hood beating in his windshield and other people were climbing the cab to get to him, I think the guy on the hood had kicked in his windshield and stopped the truck.
So...just want to make sure I got this right...there are possibly Russian sleeper cells in the US, which this guy may have been a part of, in addition to being a Trump supporter, who have been waiting for opportunities to escalate protests to violence even if it means they die?
Terrorism. He probably didnt count on people running away that quickly. He had no chance to hit anyone.
Lock this fucker up.
Lock this fucker up.
It gives me chills just thinking about the whole scene so i will not watch it.
The guy is in custody after what happened, with not even a poached eye.
It's a good demonstration the core of the protests is not for blood but justice.
The guy is in custody after what happened, with not even a poached eye.
It's a good demonstration the core of the protests is not for blood but justice.
Just behind the tractor unit, on a panel that contains a left to right lever and a couple of other buttons, is a bright red emergency button. If you pull this the trailer wheels will lock and the only way to get moving again is to get out and re-press. I know this is asking a lot in the moment, but anyone who's driven these things would be going straight for it as the truck slowed. Once pulled you have time to unplug the airlines and the ABS line (or just fuck them up) and he's stuck there. Again, hell of an ask with it barrelling down on you, but any articulated or rigid can be disabled this way.
The dude was rightly pulled out his vehicle and kicked about the place. 'Doxxing' may be all you have or all the people tweeting about it have but people on the ground had a lot more and it appears they took it.
Seems like he did. Let's hope he gets justice served. Attempted murder.
Dude was released with no charges...
minnesota.cbslocal.com
Man Who Drove Semi Into I-35W Protest Released Without Charges; MnDOT Releases Traffic Footage Leading Up To Incident
A 35-year-old Otsego man has been released from custody without charges after rolling his semi-truck into a crowd of protesters on the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis over the weekend.
minnesota.cbslocal.com