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Winnipeg police have identified a man accused of hitting four people with his SUV Friday night during a protest against pandemic restrictions outside the Manitoba Legislature.
David Alexander Zegarac, 42, of Headingley, Man., has been charged with a number of offences, including four counts of assault with a weapon, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and dangerous driving of a vehicle causing bodily harm.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred just before 10 p.m. Friday, which police spokesman Const. Rob Carver described in a rare weekend press conference on Saturday.
Carver said a man driving a white Jeep traveling west drove through a group of protesters on the legislative grounds, hitting four men.
Three of the men suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attention, but one was taken to hospital, treated and released, he said.
The SUV driver left Legislature at high speed, running red lights, and about 40 minutes later was arrested in Headingley after a brief struggle, police said.
On Saturday, Carver said he couldn’t speak to the driver’s motives for allegedly punching protesters, but said the driver dropped statements that made police think they weren’t related warrants. to the pandemic.
Zegarac is in custody.
He has no previous charges in Manitoba.
The hit and run was filmed and shows a white SUV hitting a person before driving out of frame. The person stands up after being hit.
WARNING: The video contains graphic sequences:
Warning: This video may shock some viewers. Video posted on Twitter by @aaroniscloser. 0:46
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