The scene in the 2900 block of West Logan Boulevard after a man behind the wheel of a pickup truck ran into a pedestrian on May 1, 2021. Charlie J. Johnson, Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO â A 57-year-old motorist apparently angered by âyuppies with dogsâ allegedly yelled anti-Asian comments before slamming into group of friends enjoying a birthday picnic, seriously injuring a woman in Logan Square, witnesses and officials said.
The crash happened about 5:15 p.m. Saturday in the 2900 block of West Logan Boulevard when a red pickup truck jumped a curb and went up onto the grass median between inner and outer Logan Boulevard before hitting at least one adult pedestrian, a woman, according to Chicago Fire Department Chief Walter Schroeder and police spokesman Anthony Spicuzza.
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A 57-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he intentionally drove his truck into a picnic in Logan Square, Chicago police said Monday.
Timothy Nielsen, of the 2400 block of North Campbell Avenue, was charged with four felony counts of attempted first degree murder, police said in a statement.
Police said Nielsen was arrested at around 5:17 p.m. on Saturday in the 2900 block of West Logan Boulevard after he intentionally jumped a curb in his vehicle and drove at a group of pedestrians gathered for a picnic.
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