Charges not filed against pickup driver

Charges not filed against pickup driver

NIGHT OFF.NO CHARGES FOR THE DRIVER OFTHE TRUCK THAT WENT THROUGHA CROWD OF PROTESTORS ONI-244 IN MAY.

TULSA COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVEKUNZWEILER ANNOUNCING THEDECISION LATE THISAFTERNOON.

2 WORKS FOR YOU'SKATIE KELEHER SPOKE WITH HIMABOUT WHY HE'S NOT PRESSINGCHARGES.

AS WELL AS APROTESTOR.

WHO SAYS HE IS AVICTIM.

KATIE?MULTIPLE VIDEOS SHOW THETRUCK GOING THROUGH THECROWD.

INSIDE THE TRUCK - AFATHER, A MOTHER AND THEIRTWO SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.THURSDAY - TULSA COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVEKUNZWEILER SAYING THEDRIVER IS NOT AT FAULT.

HESAYS OKLAHOMA HIGHWAYPATROL'S REPORT DID NOT ASKFOR CHARGES.08:24:57;04-08:25:07;15STEVE KUNZWEILER, TULSACOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY"From what I was able to seeand review from thosereports, it's clear whatwe're looking at is thatfamily that was in thatvehicle were the victims ofa crime.

It was violent.

Itwas unprovoked." KUNZWEILERSAYS THE TRUCK WAS FOLLOWINGANOTHER CAR THAT PROTESTORSALLOWED THROUGH.

HOWEVER -AFTER THAT CAR WENT THROUGH- THE TRUCK WAS BLOCKEDAGAIN.

ONE OF THOSE PEOPLESTANDING IN FRONT WAS CARMYNTAYLOR.

TAYLOR SAYS THEY LETTHE CAR THROUGH BECAUSE THEDRIVER SAID IT WAS ANEMERGENCY.

BUT THEY NEVERCOMMUNICATED WITH THE TRUCKTO LET IT THROUGH.

AT ONEPOINT HE WAS STUCK BETWEENTHE TRUCK AND A BICYCLE.00:04:30:00-00:04:44:22CARMYN TAYLOR, RAN OVER BYTRUCK DURING PROTEST "Allat once, he sped up reallyquickly.

The bike got pulledunder the driver's side ofthe truck.

My legs goingwith it.

I remember watchingboth sets of tires on thetruck, the front and therear go over my legs."TAYLOR SUSTAINED A BROKENRIGHT LEG ANDTWO SPRAINED ANKLES.

HE HADALSO BEEN HIT THE PREVIOUSDAY WHILE PROTESTING ONI-44.

KUNZWEILER SAYS IT'SAGAINST OKLAHOMA LAW TOBLOCK A ROAD OR HIGHWAY.

HISLENGTHY AND DETAILED MEMODISCUSSING HIS DECISION -INCLUDES STATEMENTS FROM THEFAMILY INSIDE... CLAIMINGTHE MOTHER AND CHILDREN WEREON THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCKCRYING AS IT WASBEING HIT.08:28:57;00-08:29:11;59KUNZWEILER "The truck isbeing struck by multipleprojectiles.

The familydescribed what appeared tobe bricks.

I've seenallegations of skateboardsbeing used.

Just horrendousconduct committed upon thisfamily."HOWEVER, TAYLOR SAYSVIOLENCE WAS NOT THEINTENTION ON THE PROTEST.AND THAT THEY DEVIATED FROMTHE PLANNED PROTEST ROUTETO THE INTERSTATE TO MAKETHE MARCH LONGER, GET MOREATTENTION - AND THEIRMESSAGE HEARD.00:08:31:13-00:08:44:07TAYLOR "It was a peacefulway of saying you willnotice me.

You will noticethe message I'm trying toget out.

And our messagethere was like a message ofjustice.

It was justice forBlack people It was justicefor victims of policebrutality." KUNZWEILER ASKSTHAT IF ANYONE KNOWS THOSEWHO WERE ON THE BRIDGE BEINGVIOLENT, TO CONTACT OKLAHOMAHIGHWAY PATROL.THERE WERE ALSO RUMORS OF AHORSE BEING IN THE TRAILERAND THAT IT WAS INJURED ORKILLED.

HOWEVER KUNZWEILERSAYS THAT'S NOT TRUE - THETRAILER WAS EMPTY.THE