New York Post

BLMer ‘runs over’ Don rally

- David Meyer, Wires

A Black Lives Matter supporter faces attempted-murder charges after allegedly driving her sedan through a crowd of Trump supporters in Southern California on Saturday.

Tatiana Turner, 40, of Long Beach, plowed her car through the Yorba Linda crowd at around 3 p.m., leaving two demonstrat­ors with non-life-threatenin­g injuries, Orange County police said.

The incident occurred after violent clashes between BLM supporters and Trump fans spurred police to declare an unlawful assembly and order the crowds to disperse.

Counterpro­testers crossed the six-lane Imperial Highway and confronted the BLM protesters, who were participat­ing in a Caravan for Justice event, authoritie­s said.

“Approximat­ely 30 minutes after the protests began, we began to receive reports of physical altercatio­ns occurring between the two protest groups, including at least one individual who was pepperspra­yed by another protester,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

One man and one woman were injured in the collision. The woman suffered two broken legs, police said.

Turner, who was arrested at the scene and booked to the county jail, also faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, officials said.

A second protester, Jason Mancuso, 46, was cuffed for failure to obey the order to disperse, ABC News said.

The incident marked the second time in two days that a driver allegedly rammed a Southern California protest.

On Thursday night, a BLM protester was struck by a pickup truck during a march in Hollywood and suffered non-life-threatenin­g injuries.

A preliminar­y police investigat­ion found protesters began beating the vehicle with sticks as the driver attempted to get through the crowd.

The driver was attempting to drive away when he hit the protester.

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