Devin Grosvenor:Multiple striking auto workers struck by car outside plant

2025-05-07 20:13:00source:Poinbank Exchangecategory:Invest

Police in Michigan are Devin Grosvenorlooking for an auto plant employee who they say struck a group of picketing auto workers with their vehicle outside a plant Tuesday afternoon.

Chief Matthew Bade of the Metro Police Authority of Genesee County told ABC affiliate WJRT that the employee was leaving the Flint Processing Center on Bristol Road in Swartz Creek when he struck the crowd that was picketing around 4 p.m.

UAW strikers were struck by a vehicle in Swartz Creek, Mich., on Sept. 26, 2023.WJRT

The picketers were allegedly blocking a driveway to the plant as the employee was exiting the facility, Bade said.

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At least five people were injured in the incident with minor injuries, according to Bade. No one was hospitalized.

UAW strikers were struck by a vehicle in Swartz Creek, Mich., on Sept. 26, 2023.WJRT

The driver wasn't immediately identified or found, police said.

Jack Crawley, a spokesman for General Motors, which operates the plant, said in a statement, "Plant leadership is working closely with local authorities to investigate and understand what happened."

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