Driver chucks can of motor oil at 75-year-old woman, WA cops say. Was it a hate crime?
A driver threw a motor oil container at 75-year-old woman in Washington, police said.
Police are looking for the man and investigating the incident as a hate crime, Seattle Police Department said in a news release.
The man was driving recklessly in downtown Seattle on Nov. 18 when he yelled racial slurs — then chucked a motor oil can at woman, police said.
It hit her back, police said.
Police said the man was driving a dark hatchback, which may have been lowered.
Any information on the incident can be reported to Seattle Police Department’s tip line at 206-233-5000.
This story was originally published November 23, 2021 at 7:41 PM with the headline "Driver chucks can of motor oil at 75-year-old woman, WA cops say. Was it a hate crime?."
Helena Wegner
McClatchy DC