Video shared on social media appears to have captured the moment a woman in a gray Jeep appears to drive through protestors in Fairview, New Jersey.
The incident unfolded outside Noches De Columbia on Fairview Avenue in the borough of Fairview where marchers, organized by a group called united Without Fear, were protesting ICE raids.
The footage shows the woman driving up to the restaurant’s exit, as a line of protestors streams slowly in front of her.
The driver struck a protestor before barrelling through the intersection. Facebook/MiGente D Las Escobas EscobeñoA protestor approaches the Jeep, to ensure the female driver will stop. He then turns from the vehicle, which lunges forward, clipping his foot.
The man falls near the car, and several protestors crowd around the Jeep.
The driver rolls up her window, and proceeds through the protestors.
Police identified the driver as Linda Roglen, 62, of North Bergen.
Three people were injured in the melee. Facebook/MiGente D Las Escobas EscobeñoRoglen has been charged with careless driving, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, and four counts of assault by auto resulting in boduly injury.
Three people sustained minor injuries, including one victim who sustained an injury to their knee.
