A woman was sent to the hospital after a truck driver in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ran into pro-choice protesters on Friday
Photo: APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images A handful of pro-choice protestors in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were injured on Friday after a truck driver ran straight into them even as people raised their hands to beg the driver to stop. The driver reportedly ran over a woman’s ankle, sending her to the hospital, while other women were injured from falling on the ground.
The entire incident was caught on tape, showing how the truck kept driving even as it collided with two protestors. Others quickly ran after the car in an attempt to get it to stop, but they were unsuccessful. Eventually, the truck drove off.
The Cedar Rapids Police Department investigated the incident and reportedly interviewed the driver that very night. The driver has not been charged. Last year, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill that gave certain drivers immunity from civil lawsuits if they injured people who were “participating in a protest, demonstration, riot, or unlawful assembly or who is engaging in disorderly conduct and is blocking traffic in a public street.
This was not the only incident of reported violence at pro-abortion protests across the country. In Rhode Island, Democratic state Senate candidate Jennifer Rourke claimed she was punched in the face by her GOP opponent, police officer Jeann Lugo, at an abortion rights rally on Friday night. Rourke shared video of the incident on Twitter, writing, “This is what it is to be a Black woman running for office. I won’t give up.
In the weekend following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, there have been many reports of police using excessive force on protestors and members of the press. On Sunday, a video of a police officer pushing actor Jodie Sweetin to the ground during a protest went viral. The Full House star released a statement to Entertainment Tonight on the incident, saying in part, “This will not deter us, we will continue fighting for our rights. We are not free until ALL of us are free.
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