The driver of a U-Haul that drove through a protest in the city of Westwood last month has been charged with reckless driving, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.
Calor Madanescht was arrested and booked for reckless driving, a misdemeanor, earlier this month after his rental truck entered the protest area near the Federal Building in Westwood.
The city attorney’s office said they filed one count of reckless driving against Madanescht.
Madanescht told NBC Los Angeles that when he drove his truck into the crowd, his initial plan was to park his truck and get out of the car to join the protesters in solidarity with the people of Iran.
“As I parked, the pro-Shah group attacked me,” Madanescht said. “(They) violently started hitting me. Broken windows, shattered inside. Coming inside, punching me.”
The large box truck, which Madanescht was driving, had messages on the sides of its cargo area. And it continued down the street as demonstrators scrambled out of the way.
Madanescht, who insisted that he had a peaceful message on the truck, said he had to drive away to save his life.
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