Yahoo Movies Woman injured by hit-and-run driver at protest outside Tacoma event, witnesses say
A woman attending a protest in downtown Tacoma was struck and injured Wednesday night by a pickup truck that drove away from the scene, according to witnesses and a photographer from KIRO 7 News.
A pickup truck drove onto the sidewalk and struck a woman at a protest in #Tacoma, right in front of me and dozens of others, then drove off. I was able to catch the vehicle driving away on video. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/2r7G5ZDm1C
— Jonathan Simmons (@JSimmonsTVNews) January 27, 2022
Photographer Jonathan Simmons tweeted fleeting footage of the truck driving away from the scene, saying the incident happened “right in front of me and dozens of others.”
Tacoma Police are investigating the incident, and emergency crews from the Tacoma Fire Department responded to the scene.
Police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow said the incident occurred at 6:10 p.m., adding that the truck “went over a curb and struck a pedestrian, then sped southbound” on East D Street. The woman suffered a broken hip, and was transported to a local hospital.
“Suspect vehicle not located yet,” Haddow said.
The protesters were responding to a meeting at LeMay - America’s Car Museum, the site of a “business summit” organized by local organization Tacoma Safe, which a number of local public officials attended.
This story will be updated.
