The horrific, albeit brief, attack can be seen from multiple angles via video captured by journalists and marchers, and shared on social media.
Three people killed on Saturday
Suddenly and without warning, a car speeds down Fourth St. SE in Charlottesville, Va., ramming into pedestrians with an audible thud and striking another vehicle from behind, sending people flying through the air and over another car near the intersection of Water St. E. The struck vehicle hits a minivan ahead, sending that vehicle into more pedestrians. Seconds later, the car allegedly driven by Fields Jr., reverses on Fourth St., its front bumper dragging as people who avoided the initial attack chase after the retreating car.
A 32-year-old woman was killed, according to The Associated Press. Her name has not been officially released.
Two Virginia State Police officers investigating the day’s events died when the helicopter they were in crashed in Albemarie County, where Charlottesville is located, according to the Charlottesville Police Department. The men, identified as Lt. H. Jay Cullen, 48, and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, died at the scene of the crash, according to CPD