Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in 2020 death of Black Lives Matter protester in Seattle

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A man who hit two protesters with his car, killing one of them, during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in 2020 in Seattle has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies.

Dawit Kelete, 30, pleaded guilty on Thursday to vehicular homicide in the death of 24-year-old Summer Taylor, The Seattle Times reported. He also pleaded guilty to vehicular assault and reckless driving charges. Attorneys as part of the plea deal have agreed to recommend a sentence of more than six years in prison and 18 months of probation. Kelete is set to be sentenced in September.

Francisco Duarte, Kelete's attorney, said Kelete asked about the victims from the beginning and has shown remorse. Duarte also claimed authorities were negligent and failed to protect the public and protesters. "While it was a relief to know they wouldn't have to go to court, there's a lot of very sad, grieving people still," Koehler said. "They are... resigned, that this is the best that can be done."

 

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