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Old 09-22-2022, 10:48 AM   #1559
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Re: The Most Fresh & Cordial Political Thread Ever

chico ..........

It was a republican driving the car in Charlottesville VA.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlo...lle_car_attack


At around 1:45 p.m. on August 12, 2017, the Dodge Challenger, driven by Fields, impacted a crowd of counter-protesters while driving at a high speed.[1][3][5][10][21] The speed was estimated between 23–28 miles per hour (37–45 km/h) by a police crash reconstructionist.[22] The car audibly rammed pedestrians and struck a white sedan stopped in the street,[23][5] accelerating the sedan to 17.1 miles per hour (27.5 km/h).[24] The impact reportedly sent people "flying through the air" over another car near the intersection of Fourth and Water streets.[5] The struck vehicle also hit the maroon minivan ahead, "sending that vehicle into more pedestrians".[5] Seconds after the initial impact, Fields drove in reverse, striking more people, with his car's front bumper scraping the road.[5][10] Pedestrians who had avoided the attack chased Fields along Fourth Street.[5]

Fields backed up at a high speed for several blocks, and then turned left and sped off down Market Street.[10][25] A Virginia State Police Bell 407 helicopter, that crashed about three hours later, was following the car and relaying its route to ground units.[10][13] A deputy stopped and arrested Fields on Monticello Avenue, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the attack.[10][26] The deputy waited for backup to arrive, and detective Steven Young came from the police department. According to Young, Fields kept apologizing and asked if anyone was injured. When Young told him that a person had died, Fields appeared shocked and started to cry.[10][13][27] Young said that the Dodge had holes in the rear window[26][28] and heavy front-end damage; Young said that the car was "splattered" with blood and flesh. A pair of blue sunglasses was stuck in the spoiler on the car's trunk.[10]
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