A woman participating in a Riverside “No Kings” Day demonstration was struck and seriously injured by a motorist who drove through the crowd before speeding away, according to multiple media reports.
Police told reporters the felony hit and run occurred at 9:40 p.m. Saturday on University Ave. — between Main St. and Orange Ave. — when a driver in a dark SUV rammed through the crowd without stopping after several protesters surrounded the vehicle.
Video posted on social media showed protesters gathered around the vehicle before it turns and speeds through the crowd. A voice can be heard saying “They just ran over my sister!”
No other injuries were reported.
Officers said the injured woman was hospitalized with significant injuries and that the search for the suspect was underway.
Multiple demonstrations earlier in the day were largely peaceful, according to law enforcement.
Riverside area protests, part of a nationwide “No Kings” Day demonstrations against the policies of the Trump administration, occurred at several locations including morning rallies in Beaumont, Corona, and Temecula and evening gatherings in Palm Springs and the one at Main Street Pedestrian Mall, near Main St. and University Ave in Riverside.
In Rancho Mirage, thousands of people gathered for blocks along Highway 111 holding signs with messages such as “Clean up on aisle 47,” “Immigrants aren’t criminals but the president is,” and “No kings in America.”
The thousands who protested on all four corners at the intersection of Rancho California and Ynez Roads in Temecula were greeted by cars honking as they drove by.
Protesters in Temecula were also seen holding signs, including one that said, “No kings in America since 1776.”
And protesters turned out in desert towns too, including a demonstration in Cathedral City called “ICE Melts in the Desert.”
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