Overview
- Video and passenger audio show masked men exiting an Audi that blocked a freeway ramp before the motorist accelerated through a narrow gap, striking one assailant.
- The driver told a Chilean radio station he acted to flee after seeing a handgun and estimated he was traveling 50–60 mph when he hit the attacker.
- After he reported the incident, police said the Audi was found abandoned nearby and that five men tied to the vehicle are suspects in an attempted shop robbery earlier that day.
- Investigators indicated the man struck by the car was not believed to be seriously injured as the probe continues.
- Security minister Luis Cordero said authorities are examining tougher measures against these violent crimes, and legal analyst Marcelo Abujiar said the driver’s actions are likely to be treated as self-defense.