Shocking video shows Jaguar XJ accelerate & hit Seattle protesters, one dead, one in serious condition

Seattle, Washington protesters have been taking over freeways over the past three weeks, protesting the death of George Floyd.

A 27-year-old driver in a Jaguar XJ sedan, later identified as Dawit Kelete of Seattle, WA, is behind bars and could be charged with vehicular manslaughter after allegedly running over two protesters after driving through a blocked entrance to I-5. Protesters have been taking over freeways over the past several weeks.

A witness observing the protest caught the accident on camera. Warning. The footage below is hard to watch.

One victim was live-streaming at the time (linked here.) Before the video stops you can hear protesters warning others that a car is approaching, “Car…Car!” In the background you can hear the Jaguar’s engine rev up and drive towards the protesters before the driver eventually hits two of them.

Here's the footage of it happening to the Streamer herself (while she's LIVE): pic.twitter.com/ReENKbSuv0

— Chad of the CHAZ (@RealSaleemJuma) July 4, 2020

Here’s the blind corner where the Jaguar XJ accelerated towards protesters.

Shortly after the hit and run, several witnesses jumped into their cars and gave chase. One of them blocked the suspect in before police arrived.

And here's the footage where the Protestors Chased after the Driver and attacked his car: ? pic.twitter.com/MrklrjShzw

— Chad of the CHAZ (@RealSaleemJuma) July 4, 2020

Police say Kelete drove the wrong way onto the Stewart Street off-ramp to enter the interstate. They believe alcohol was not a contributing factor.

Both victims hit were transported to Harborview Medical Center. While both victims arrived in critical condition, one victim, later ID’d as 24 year-old Summer Taylor, died hours later.

BREAKING According to Harborview Medical Center, Summer Taylor, one of the protestors struck intentionally by a driver last night, has died from injuries due to head trauma. pic.twitter.com/PC6JAuXk78

— Fiorella Isabel?? (@Fiorella_im) July 5, 2020

The other victim, 32-year-old Diaz Love is still in serious condition in the intensive care unit as of Saturday night.

Video on Twitter shows a makeshift memorial setup for both victims.

Summer’s memorial. . . one sign reads, “Summer +Diaz, We Love You” #seattleprotests #seattleprotest pic.twitter.com/Ku1CLzwmeJ

— Elizabeth Turnbull (@LizTurnbull5) July 5, 2020

This was a purposeful attack, plain and simple. Pray the driver is brought to justice. #seattleprotests pic.twitter.com/yEyeDYP2kH

— Larry (@LarrySubramania) July 4, 2020

In response to repeated and unimpeded protesters entering highways, police are now not allowing and will enforce any attempts to block freeways “with consequences for criminal conduct.”

Here are two pictures of the suspect vehicle that struck two protesters on I-5 this morning. Investigation into motive and point of entry in to I-5 are still under investigation. pic.twitter.com/gU1QH6TFTu

— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) July 4, 2020

A GoFundMe was quickly set up for Diaz Love with a goal of $25,000. That goal was quickly surpassed, close to $27,000 as of this writing.