Police: Multiple protesters struck by vehicle on Manhattan’s east side

Author: Andrea Grymes, CBS New York
Published: Updated:
Credit: CBS New York.

Multiple pedestrians were struck by a vehicle during a protest in Murray Hill on Friday.

Six people were injured and taken to local hospitals, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reports. No one suffered life-threatening injuries.

Officers were called to the scene near East 39th Street and Third Avenue just after 4 p.m.

A witness said about 30 people were protesting in solidarity with those on a hunger strike at an ICE facility in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Video shows a couple protesters hitting the car before it took off across 39th Street.

“I turned around, I see a car coming. I said ‘wait,’ they flew past me. One of my brothers moved me out the way, you know what I’m saying? Then the car started just hitting people, like literally smacking people. I saw my brother go about seven feet [in the air], you know what I’m saying? It could’ve been me, he moved me out the way,” witness Desmond Marrero said.

According to police, the driver stayed at the scene after the incident and is being questioned. It’s unknown at this time if the driver will face any charges.

One protester was arrested for obstructing governmental administration.

This is a developing story.

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