Protestor reportedly hit by car

[Seedersandleechers]

http://www.occupystream.com/

[Hissyspit]

1. PHOTOS:

http://twitpic.com/7a3yjc

[bullwinkle428]

6. That's a big-ass luxury sled - something along the lines of a

Mercedes-Benz S-class. Think "six-figures" in terms of price!

[Modern_Matthew]

Now they're saying two. It was deliberate.

In before Tea Party bumper sticker.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. I am not surprised.

Sadly.

[EFerrari]

4. abc is reporting 3 protesters but their numbers have been wrong all day.

[pacalo]

2. Oh my. Blanket placed over him?

[EFerrari]

9. Not over his head per @ProducerMatthew

[EFerrari]

11. Oh dear. ProducerMatthew says blanket now is over the protester.

:(

[Modern_Matthew]

5. Update from ABC 7 News: 2 hit, driver reportedly "frustrated"

abc7newsBayArea abc7newsBayArea
2 #occupyoakland protesters injured after being struck by car at 11th & Broadway. Driver reportedly frustrated by protesters in the street.
5 minutes ago

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. There's some first-class problem solving.

[Modern_Matthew]

8. A luxury car drives into a crowd of economic inequality protesters...

There's still lots of work to be done.

[nc4bo]

10. Frustrated? Asshole, you ain't seen nothing yet. Hope there are maximum charges...

Prayers and good thoughts going out to those rundown by an idiot.

[AsahinaKimi]

12. Didn't some people try to do this in Egypt??

I seem to recall pro Egyptian government people using cars to ram protestors. Lets hope History DOES NOT repeat itself.

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. Yup

He was let go

[EC]

14. Well, looks like that protester will

have a lawsuit from this? Does frustration add up to a road rage charge?

[Modern_Matthew]

15. Reports circulating on Twitter that the man has died. nt

[starroute]

16. JackalAnon posts that one has

As of 20 minutes ago. He's an Anon who's apparently in Oakland.

11:28 JackalAnon: So two people got hit by a car one is dead. #OccupyOakland

11:30 JackalAnon: I dont have any info on the driver other than people around us yelling af cops asking why they let the driver go. #OccupyOakland

[Modern_Matthew]

17. Also confirmed by a RT reporter traveling with CBS News...

https://twitter.com/#!/LucyKafanov

[starroute]

20. Earlier tweets from JackalAnon

Scrolling further down, I find:

11:27 JackalAnon: Looking for my friends. Cops being dicks and public very upset. #OccupyOakland

11:25 JackalAnon: RT @LucyKafanov: @JackalAnon were with a CBS crew who confirmed protester is dead. They filmed.

11:22 JackalAnon: I have 4 friends at the the scene and they're all telling me the protester is dead. Will be with them in 6min #OccupyOakland

11:18 JackalAnon: "@ToolPackinMama: @JackalAnon Confirmed: police took driver info and let him go. Many people saw it and are pissed." Almost there.

11:16 JackalAnon: The protester that got hit has died. #OccupyOakland

11:14 JackalAnon: As it was a text and I didn't see I I'm going to say it's unconfirmed. @chicks0nspeed: @JackalAnon Police just let them go????????????

11:09 JackalAnon: Headed to 11/Broadway. Mate texted me that protesters are getting very agitated after cops let the driver go. #OccupyOakland

10:46 JackalAnon: I'm not by that. RT @ToolPackinMama: @JackalAnon Was the protester hit by car deliberately? Need names, details.

10:43 JackalAnon: RT @3Beee: An ambulance just came to take the guy who was run overby a car. #Occupyoakland

10:42 JackalAnon: "@C0d3Fr0sty: Protester reportedly hit by car (pic) http://t.co/6tvbr3kC #occupyOAKLAND"

10:42 JackalAnon: RT @idrobinhood: Medics prepg a injured protester/pedestrian along a intersection.. #OccupyOakland #OWS

[Cal Carpenter]

18. Details emerge from collision, festivities continue at plaza

Details emerge from collision, festivities continue at plaza

Two people were injured when a man driving a silver Mercedes drove into a crowd of demonstrators in downtown Oakland. Several witnesses say the driver was provoked by a demonstrator who banged on the hood of his car as he attempted to turn onto a street thronged with demonstrators.

"The man who is on the ground now hit the car, and then the driver pushed on the gas," said Ayzia Robinson of Benicia.
The car was then surrounded by a mob of demonstrators as medics arrived on the scene.

"The guy who got hit by the car hit the hood of the car, and then the driver hit the gas," said a witness who gave her name as Kareena. "This is a situation where you have two people with bad decision making skills."

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http://www.mercurynews.com/occupy-oakland/ci_19247016?source=rss

I don't think anyone died. In part because it makes me sick to even consider, but also because the only place I see anyone stating it as fact is twitter.

[EFerrari]

19. Someone suggested to me the rumor is being spread to get people to riot.

In which case, it's interesting that one of the people spreading the rumor is a teevee producer.

[Cal Carpenter]

21. Inneresting. Lots of tweets now saying he is NOT dead