Driver who ran down Purim reveler: I was trying to save my life

• Date: 01 March 2021
• Published date: 01 March 2021
• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The driver, whose identity has not been cleared for publication, was released from the hospital Monday morning and transferred to police custody.

"They attacked me, beating me with their fists from every angle," the driver told police. "I didn't intend to run over anyone. I was trying to save my life. I called the police [afterwards] to turn myself in."

The driver's uncle, who was at his side in the hospital, told Kan: "This incident reminded me of the terrorist attack in 2014 in which my brother died. The police arrested my brother because they suspected he was the terrorist - just because he was an Arab. My nephew is afraid that the same thing will happen to him...