Protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa fall as a driver careens into them during a demonstration against the overturn of the abortion law. There is a photo of a person. A truck driver careened into a group of demonstrators in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Friday as they crossed the street during a peaceful protest of the overturn of the abortion law. The unidentified male driver of a Ford truck rammed into several protesters at the tail end of a procession, rolling over one woman's ankle and sending her to the hospital. According to a local journalist and witness, he tried to kill them. A bunch of people are trying to stop him. He continues to go. The male driver was waiting behind several cars at a red light as a group of protesters crossed the street. Several witnesses said he became impatient and rammed several cars at the protesters. Several women stand in front of a truck with their arms in the air, trying to get the driver to stop. Several of them were injured when the driver pushed forward and hit them. A truck driver plowed through multiple pro-choice protesters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, sending at least one woman to the hospital. Video provided by Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker shows several victims — all women — trying to stop the driver as he careens into them pic.twitter.com/jcGTcfcK8X
The date is June 25, 2022, according to AndyCampbell.
One of the demonstrators can be seen in the video reaching into the driver's side window of the truck to hold a protest sign. She said she was trying to keep him away from the other protesters.
Russell said that he had a fight or flight response. His window was down. I tried to grab the steering wheel, but I couldn't. He ripped my sign and ran over a girl after I fell.
She was uninjured, according to Russell. She said that the woman in the hospital was distraught.
Cedar Rapids police were investigating, according to city councilwoman Vanorny.
Several witnesses said the attack was motivated by anger over the protest, which was one of many that flared up across the nation after the Supreme Court struck down abortion rights.
Molly Monk told HuffPost that the man went out of his way to hit the protesters who were pro-choice, even though he didn't give any audible indication that he was against abortion.
Monk thinks that the pro-life movement is a lie if it is against people who are protesting for abortion rights. It makes me sad and angry that people think pro-life means this.
The anti-abortion movement has a history of violence despite recent calls from Republican lawmakers to protect their fellow abortion opponents.
At least 11 murders, 26 attempted murders, 955 known threats of harm or death, 614 stalking incidents and four kidnappings have been committed by anti- abortion activists in the last 43 years. The pro-life movement has bombed 42 abortion clinics and made 667 bomb threats.
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