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mahatmakanejeeves

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Fri Mar 25, 2022, 06:04 AM Mar 2022

Alexandria man says he was assaulted by participants of trucker convoy in DC

My experience on a motorcycle dealing with angry drivers is that the best thing to do is to get away from them. Let them be angry all by themselves.

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Alexandria man says he was assaulted by participants of trucker convoy in DC

Mike Murillo | mmurillo@wtop.com
March 24, 2022, 7:05 PM

Logan, who asked to be identified by his first name only, told WTOP that he was on his motorcycle when he hit the traffic that ensued as police shut down the road’s offramps in preparation for the convoy’s drive through D.C. Logan works as a property manager and is a Marine reservist.

“Out of frustration and anger, I joined in with the majority of the rest of the other folks in traffic in flipping off the truckers as I passed by,” Logan said. ... He then said that after that exchange, one of the convoy participants tried to open the vehicle’s door and hit him, something he said he didn’t take lightly.

“I pulled between his truck and the truck in front of him, in the trucker convoy, and I continued to flip them off,” he said. ... Since traffic was at a standstill, Logan said he decided to turn off his motorcycle. Then, the truck drivers ahead of him and behind him got out, and there were words exchanged, Logan said.

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In a video of the convoy traveling through D.C. on that day, YouTube user Sasnak’s livestream from the cab of his tractor trailer captured others participants talking about the incident over a radio system. ... At one point an unidentified convoy participant could be heard saying, “He brake-checked me, and I almost hit him; it was close.”

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Mike Murillo
Mike Murillo is a reporter and anchor at WTOP. Before joining WTOP in 2013, he worked in radio in Orlando, New York City and Philadelphia.

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Alexandria man says he was assaulted by participants of trucker convoy in DC (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 OP
Those assholes are still at it. 3Hotdogs Mar 2022 #1
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Video Shows People's Convoy Pinning Down Alexandria Biker on I-395 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #3

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mahatmakanejeeves

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3. Video Shows People's Convoy Pinning Down Alexandria Biker on I-395
Sat Mar 26, 2022, 06:18 AM
Mar 2022

The 14th Street Bridge goes over the Potomac River. DC law enforcement has jurisdiction at this point.

The Daily Beast has obtained exclusive footage of the March 16th incident on the 14th St. bridge, where after a biker flipped off a truck driver with The People’s Convoy, the biker's head was slammed into the ground -- following truckers allegedly stealing his bike keys.

The motorcyclist tells The Daily Beast: “There were cracks inside the helmet...I possibly had a concussion.”



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