Passersby Struck by [Deaf] Driver Amid Comic-Con Zombie Walk

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Regarding the [deaf] part: You all are correct in that its irrelevant in this situation, it was simply noted in the article and I copy pasted whatever that struck my attention. I personally wanted it to be read in the way of addressing how fearful a deaf person, in this case the driver, must have felt seeing a crowd of dressed-up zombies staring at his direction and banging on his vehicle and having no idea whats going on. Meant no disrespect and was not in my intentions to pin the blame on being deaf.

If a mod would kindly remove the [deaf] part of the threat title, it would be much appreciated.
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iPhone capturing the incident.

Slow-mo of the incident, courtesy of Jarrod38 for linking it.
Jarrod38 said:
Someone went all CSI on the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-AiUrSVt8E
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Better quality videos descriptions in link: NBC San Diego News

Some tidbits from the above link:

Police said a deaf family with small children in the black Honda Accord was stopped near 2nd and Island avenues just after 5:30 p.m., waiting for participants of the Zombie Walk to cross.

After several minutes the 48-year-old father slowly rolled forward, trying to get out of the area.

According to the SDPD, several people from the crowd of zombies allegedly surrounded the car and began punching it. Police said the car windshield was shattered by the crowd.

The family was frightened, police said, so the father drove forward again. As he drove, he struck a 64-year-old woman with the side of his car.

The zombie crowd then chased the driver on foot as the family drove toward a police officer down the street, officials said. The driver stopped when he arrived at the location of the police officers.

The car's driver has been cited, but he will not be criminally charged. The incident remains under investigation by police.

However, witnesses in the crowd give a very different account.

Organizers released another video that shows "no zombies touching the car that we can see" and nobody beating the car, according to ZombieWalk's post on its Facebook page.
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Facts and Considerations:
-Driver is deaf
-Many ppl were dressed up as zombies and allegedly banged against his windows
-One person actually broke the driver's windshield
-Driver had children with him and they were terrified
-Driver tried inching through the crowd by no one would clear the way
-Driver currently facing no charges
-A 64 y/o woman sustained the most injuries via arm "being ran over by both front and back wheels"
-Everyone else had minor injuries

I have mixed feelings about this since I'm considering both sides to this incident. No doubt there will be some form of punishment, but how severe? What could the driver honestly have done?
 
Based on the description in the OP, I wouldn't fault the driver. You cannot just crowd around a car on a public road and refuse to move. I'm not saying you immediately gun it, but nothing wrong with trying to slowly inch forward. Once people started punching the car and broke a window with children in the car all bets are off. I would have done the same thing.

Edit: honestly him being deaf is irrelevant.
 
I would have done the same thing as the driver. Especially after that dickhead yanked the car door open. With my kids in the back seat? Fuck. The natural response would be to GTFO.
 
Driver seems in the right to me. It is a shame that an old lady got hurt, considering its highly unlikely she would be throwing fists at the car, but that can happen when people in the group you are in start shit. Seems like the driver did everything right, if a crowd of people start attacking me while I am in my car, I am gonna floor it and get the hell our of there.
 
I would not fault the driver at all and I would have done the same thing given the situation.

But I watched the video and do the people even know what they are screaming at anymore, like instead of seeing if the people are ok they just continued to scream.
 
ROFL at those traffic safety idiots simply staring at the car plowing through pedestrians.

What simple, stupid humans.
 
Being deaf, as mentioned, has nothing to do with this. Don't think that your zombie walk is going to make everyone want to join in and take it. Zombies were lucky that none died. The only people that should be charged are the zombies that attacked the vehicle.
 
I would probably do the same if actual zombies started attacking my car. Obviously not in cases like this.
 
Zefah said:
Holy shit... fuck that driver. How unreasonable can you get?
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Looks like the crack in his windshield came from hitting a dude in a blue shirt.

Driver should have just waited. Impatient fuck.

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On another viewing, the dude in the blue shirt sat on his car. So he kind of deserved it.
 
Considering he had no clue what was happening and someone broke his windshield, he shouldn't be charged for getting scared.

That said, he really shouldn't have tried to inch through a group of moving people. That's incredibly dangerous and practically asking for someone to get hurt.
Delta Assault said:
The hell's a Zombie Walk?
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Bunch of people dress up as zombies and walk together.
 
Better video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W6s5179uM EDIT: posted

The driver was obviously raging at waiting for the crosswalk, honked at the crowd, then someone sat on his hood, and after that it looks like the driver escalated it even further leading to the other crowd reactions.

In my opinion the driver or crosswalk management is the most in the wrong here, although it is understandable to be angry or panic in such a situation. The driver could have hit small children in his recklessness.
 
joelseph said:
This second angle brings more clarity to the situation. Driver is at fault.
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100%

It doesn't even look like some kind of Zombie walk. Just a crowd of people crossing the street. Other cars were waiting, too. You don't just get to drive through crowds of people.
 
Driver at fault

But the dude in blue shirt is an idiot for jumping onto the front of the car and that's what escalated the whole thing it seems
 
Would the driver have known to use the car's horn as a way to get people's attention? I did not see the video...

Am I being dumb for even suggesting that a deaf driver wouldn't think of his car's AUDIBLE tool as being useful?


EDIT - answered.
 
Valkyr Junkie said:
Video from another angle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1W6s5179uM&feature=youtu.be

Not sure why there wasn't police escorts (assuming this was somehow sanctioned), but the driver is a moron for thinking they could just cruise through that crowd. The reasonable thing to do would have been to just turn around, or wait.
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Fuck that shit. What the fuck were they thinking???

If the drivers windshield was broken it was when someone threw what looks like a cup well after he RAMMED A CROWD OF PEOPLE.
 
Shouldn't the car have to wait for pedestrians to cross anyway, even if it is a large crowd of people dressed as zombies? And from the video, that doesn't look like "inching forward," that's accelerating through a crowd and most likely how his windshield got smashed.
 
CrazyIvan1978 said:
Would the driver have known to use the car's horn as a way to get people's attention? I did not see the video...

Am I being dumb for even suggesting that a deaf driver wouldn't think of his car's AUDIBLE tool as being useful?


EDIT - answered.
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Yes... I'd say that most deaf people who live in society are aware of the concept of sound.
 
It's always interesting that people try and blame a single person for incidents like this when it's not as simple as that.
 
Grakl said:
From that video I don't really see people banging on the car or anything. Looks like the driver's fault.
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Numerous people took the opportunity to actually sit on his car which is kind of bullshit of them to do.

That said, someone sitting on your car doesn't entitle you to run them down.
 
adamsappel said:
Shouldn't the car have to wait for pedestrians to cross anyway, even if it is a large crowd of people dressed as zombies? And from the video, that doesn't look like "inching forward," that's accelerating through a crowd and most likely how his windshield got smashed.
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Notice before the driver hits the accelerator, the guy in the blue shirt sits on the car hood

Still not right from driver perspective but still something to think about
 
I dont understand....... Was this a legit "walk/parade"? Because I have never seen one where they don't have police that close the intersections for them. In fact I thought it was a requirement that you have the police there to do that and get permits or whatever etc. So you don't have shit like this happen.
 
Chumly said:
I dont understand....... Was this a legit "walk/parade"? Because I have never seen one where they don't have police that close the intersections for them. In fact I thought it was a requirement that you have the police there to do that and get permits or whatever etc. So you don't have shit like this happen.
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From what I've read they didn't have any permits at all.
 
Chumly said:
I dont understand....... Was this a legit "walk/parade"? Because I have never seen one where they don't have police that close the intersections for them. In fact I thought it was a requirement that you have the police there to do that and get permits or whatever etc. So you don't have shit like this happen.
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Regardless of whether or not it was 'legit', that doesn't excuse anyone from driving right through them with their vehicle.
 
Read reports about people apparently sitting in the middle of the street purposely blocking traffic acting like zombies. I get that you want to be all about the spirit of the walk, but that seems completely unreasonable.
 
kirblar said:
Why is there no police presence at this intersection if it's on the route?
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Driver's an asshole for driving through a crowd of people. He could've killed someone and then we'd have a manslaughter case instead of a hit and run. But why weren't there any cops trying to cordon off the street?
 
Just watched the second video.
The driver's license should be revoked.
 
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