{"id":259346,"date":"2021-05-26T14:54:22","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/driver-hits-two-protesters-near-brooklyn-bridge\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T14:54:22","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:54:22","slug":"driver-hits-two-protesters-near-brooklyn-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/driver-hits-two-protesters-near-brooklyn-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"#Driver hits two protesters near Brooklyn Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Driver hits two protesters near Brooklyn Bridge<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A driver hit two protesters near the Brooklyn Bridge late Tuesday \u2014 with an NYPD car sideswiping a bike rider while in pursuit, according to video and police.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old man driving a Volkswagen sedan \u201caggressively\u201d tried to force his way through a large group \u2014 out to mark the anniversary of George Floyd\u2019s murder by a former Minneapolis cop \u2014 holding up traffic on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the protesters leaped on the man\u2019s car, and he drove off with the person still clinging on top \u2014 hitting another in the group as he sped away, according to the cops.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage shows cyclists screaming and yelling abuse at an NYPD vehicle trying to then get past them \u2014 with the cop car\u2019s mirror clipping another cyclist as it drove off in pursuit of the sedan, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the f\u2013k is going on,\u201d the man filming the crash says.<\/p>\n<p>The cyclist hit by the NYPD car im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely got up as other protesters rushed to help.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration on the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd.\" class=\"wp-image-18345265 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>A car tried to force its way through a large group out to mark the anniversary of George Floyd\u2019s murder.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge during a demonstration on the first anniversary of the death of George Floyd.\" class=\"wp-image-18345266 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>An NYPD vehicle chasing the driver clipped a protester on a bike with one of the wing mirrors.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge.\" class=\"wp-image-18345272 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/brooklyn-bridge-protesters-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, 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