http://www.kptv.com/story/27624705/protester-in-portland-hit-by-car?autostart=true Portland protester gets ticket from police after foot run over by car
Posted: Dec 14, 2014 10:51 AM P
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -
A Portland protester whose foot was run over by an SUV was issued a ticket by police.
Demonstrators gathered outside Powell's Books on West Burnside on Saturday as part of a nationwide movement protesting deaths of black men involving police officers.
At 3:12 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to reports of a protester who was hit by a car.
Officers said 19-year-old Julian Rist was standing in the street when he was hit. The car kept going.
Medical personnel were delayed getting to Rist due to all traffic in the area being blocked by the protest march, according to Portland police.
Once they reached him, he was taken to a Portland hospital for treatment of foot and ankle injuries.
A short time later, the Milwaukie Police Department received a call from 37-year-old Thomas Munsey, who said he was involved in the crash.
Munsey told police he was afraid to stop his car out of fear for his family's safety, as the protesters had surround them.
Investigators said Munsey was driving his 2015 Audi SUV eastbound on Burnside Street, when he encountered dozens of people blocking the street.
Police said Rist was part of that group. Officers said he was standing in the eastbound lanes of Burnside, not in a crosswalk, when one of the tires ran over Rist's foot.
Munsey drove slowly through the crowd and out of the area before calling 911, according to Portland police.
After completing an investigation, officers issued a citation to Rist on the charge of improper position on a highway.
