OrangeSlice to PortlandEnglish · 2 years agoGuy tried running people over at the Grand Floral Parade, and around NE Portland todaywww.koin.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkGuy tried running people over at the Grand Floral Parade, and around NE Portland todaywww.koin.comOrangeSlice to PortlandEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarepkulak@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-22 years ago“the officer tried to drive ahead of the truck to warn pedestrians, but when it seemed like Mecham would hit him, the officer drove out of the way” They gave him a God-damned escort. EDIT: maybe it was a motorcycle cop, actually. That would make more sense.
minus-squareOrangeSliceOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoVideo of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53VdimK6CU0
minus-squareconst_voidMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’m not surprised it was a pickup truck.
“the officer tried to drive ahead of the truck to warn pedestrians, but when it seemed like Mecham would hit him, the officer drove out of the way”
They gave him a God-damned escort.
EDIT: maybe it was a motorcycle cop, actually. That would make more sense.
Video of the incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53VdimK6CU0
I’m not surprised it was a pickup truck.