ABC7(STANFORD, Calif.) An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hurt in a hit-and-run on campus, and the incident is being investigated as a potential hate crime, according to university police.
The victim said on Friday afternoon the driver "made eye contact with him," accelerated and hit him, and then drove away and yelled " you and your people" out the car window, Stanford s Department of Public Safety said.
"I never imagined becoming the victim of a hate-driven attack," the victim said in a statement, according to San Francisco ABC station KGO. "His hateful screams . still echo in my ears as I grapple with the emotional pain this incident has left in its wake."
The victim s injuries are non-life-threatening, the Department of Public Safety said.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the incident as a potential hate crime, according to the university. CHP did not immediately respond to ABC News request for comment.
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