Massachusetts driver plows car into man in racially motivated attack

A Massachusetts driver slammed his automobile into an Asian man — and allegedly drove about 200 yards with him on the hood — in what the sufferer’s household says was a racially motivated assault.

Driver John Sullivan, 77, flew right into a rage and shouted “return to China” after the sufferer confronted him for driving too quick with youngsters close by, WVCB reported.

The sufferer was standing outdoors of the submit workplace in Quincy along with his sister and her three youngsters shortly earlier than 11 a.m. Friday morning after they noticed Sullivan barreling down the road, in response to WCVB.

Sullivan unlashed a racial tirade after the sufferer made a remark about his harmful driving.

“He stated: ‘Return to China. I’m going to enter the submit workplace and are available again out in 5 minutes. In case you’re nonetheless right here, I’m going to kill all of you,’” stated the sufferer’s sister, Desiree Thien.

Thien and her brother remained in entrance of Sullivan’s automobile and picked up his info earlier than he got here out and acquired in his automobile.

“He rammed into my brother. My brother rolled onto the hood and he clung onto the hood. He went for a couple of good 200 yards, then he brakes so my brother fell off,” Thien stated. “When (my brother) was making an attempt to stability, he hit my brother once more, persevering with his racial slurs.”

Quincy police stated Thien’s brother was tossed into a ten to 15-foot ditch at a building web site. Sullivan fled the scene.

A witness adopted Sullivan and offered police with updates on his location, which was then relayed to the police division in neighboring Braintree, the place he was arrested.

“He must know not everybody might be picked on and never everybody might be silenced by intimidation,” Thien stated. 

Sullivan is charged with two counts of assault and battery with a harmful weapon, reckless operation of a motorized vehicle, leaving the scene of a crash with private harm and a civil rights violation, in response to WCVB.

He pleaded not responsible to the costs at his arraignment on Friday in Quincy District Courtroom, in response to the Norfolk District Legal professional’s Workplace.

He’s being held with out bail till a dangerousness listening to that’s scheduled for Wednesday.