LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration supporting Iran’s protests was released after being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving and has yet to be formally charged, authorities said Monday.
A man accused of steering a U-Haul truck toward a Los Angeles demonstration supporting Iran’s protests was released after being arrested on suspicion of reckless driving and has yet to be formally charged, authorities said Monday.
Police first said one person was hit by truck during Sunday’s protest, but on Monday said no one was struck. Two people declined treatment after paramedics evaluated them at the scene, the fire department said.
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Messages were sent to the city attorney’s office Monday asking about possible charges against the 48-year-old man. Police say he sped into the crowd of demonstrators, some waving Iran’s lion and sun flag, an emblem of its former ruler, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
