Summer Taylor, 24, was one of two people struck by a vehicle that sped through a crowd of demonstrators on Interstate 5 Saturday morning.
SEATTLE — A protester died after being struck by a car that drove down a closed stretch of Seattle highway and plowed into demonstrators early Saturday morning, according to hospital officials. A second person hit remains in serious condition as of Sunday morning.
The killing adds to the violent toll of this summer’s protests in Seattle, where at least six people have been shot in the past month in the vicinity of the recently cleared protest encampment.
Summer Taylor, a 24-year-old Seattle resident who worked with veterinary clinics, was hit by the car about 1:40 a.m. Saturday while standing with protesters near Interstate 5, a major north-south highway along the West Coast. Taylor died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Saturday evening, according to hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg.
