Man arrested for driving toward 2 people on Seattle sidewalk

SEATTLE — Seattle police arrested a person on Capitol Hill after witnesses stated he drove his SUV on the sidewalk to strike two pedestrians who confronted him after he yelled a racial slur at a road performer.

An altercation between the 46-year-old suspect and the road performer occurred round 2 a.m. Saturday, the Seattle Police Division stated. A person and girl confronted the suspect after he yelled a racial slur on the performer, the Seattle Occasions reported.

The suspect then started making threatening statements, police stated. Witnesses informed police that the suspect drove onto the sidewalk within the 1700 block of Bellevue Avenue towards the pair who confronted him, police stated.

The suspect then made a U-turn and tried to hit them once more, however they have been in a position to duck into a close-by retailer, avoiding severe harm, police stated. The driving force walked again to the world however then fled, police stated.

Officers discovered the empty SUV, with open containers of alcohol inside, not removed from the incident, in keeping with police.

Police recognized the suspect from the SUV’s registration and arrested him at his Queen Anne dwelling, police stated. The person was booked into the King County Jail for tried murder and a DUI.