Car drives through crowd of protesters in Minneapolis

Dramatic Video: Protesters Hit by Vehicle During Ferguson Rally in South Mpls.

Hit-and-run driver smashes through crowd of Ferguson protesters and drags woman 20 feet under his FRONT WHEEL – as American cities demonstrate for a second night
Driver, who has not been identified, was captured on video speeding toward crowd of protesters in Minnesota
He plowed into woman and dragged her at least 20 feet under his front-left wheel, before running over her leg
As bystanders screamed loudly and rushed to the victim’s aid, the vehicle briefly stopped before driving off
Motorist has since been questioned by police, but not charged; woman treated for minor injuries in hospital
Dramatic incident – filmed near Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct headquarters – occurred a day after grand jury’s decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting case was announced
Comes as cities across America – including New York, Atlanta and LA – are demonstrating for a second night
Dozens of people have been arrested so far on Tuesday, including 24 in Boston, 21 in Atlanta, two in New York

A vehicle plowed through a group of demonstrators in MinneapolisTuesday afternoon during a march and rally in the wake of a Missouri grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting a black teenager.

A solidarity rally and march for Michael Brown, who was killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, was planned Tuesday near the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct headquarters at Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue S.

A Star Tribune reporter who is at the rally says that witnesses say the vehicle started honking at protesters blocking the intersection before running down a woman around the start of the rally at 4:30 p.m.

In video captured by Star Tribune videographer Mark Vancleave, what appears to be a dark-colored Subaru Outback is seen driving with a few people clinging to its hood as it pushes and then apparently runs over a victim’s leg. Protesters rush the vehicle with some people hitting its windows and windshield before it takes off.

Other demonstrators stood hand in hand around the woman, who was the only one treated for injuries. She was attended by paramedics in the intersection before she was wheeled into an ambulance. The woman was taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with very minor injuries, said Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder.

The driver of the vehicle, which was described on the scanner as a dark-colored station wagon, did eventually stop near E 31st Street and 42nd Avenue S., according to authorities. Police are currently speaking with the driver.

The driver, who is male, is cooperating with police and not currently under arrest, Elder said.

The crowd at the rally has swelled to over 1,000 demonstrators.

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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Dramatic video shows a vehicle hitting several protesters Tuesday afternoon in Minneapolis. The incident happened just after 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Lake Street and Minnehaha Avenue.

Video from KSTP’s CHOPPER 5 showed the vehicle stopping in a crowd of protesters rallying in wake of a grand jury’s decision not to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

The vehicle can then be seen driving through the protesters, traveling at a low speed. At least one protester is seen being dragged with the vehicle.

It then comes to a stop and several protesters surround the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle then takes off, hitting several protesters as it drives away.

At least one woman was taken by ambulance to an area hospital. Officials said she has non-life threatening injuries.

As of 5:30 p.m., Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said the driver was not in custody and has not been ticketed.