Investigation underway after pedestrian allegedly struck by ICE vehicle in Northern California
WOODLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Police in Woodland, California -- northwest of Sacramento -- are reviewing video evidence after an ICE agent's vehicle struck a pedestrian who said he was documenting immigration enforcement activity in a neighborhood on Tuesday morning.
The pedestrian, identified as Antonio Moreida, said at a city council meeting he was standing in the street recording ICE activity when the incident occurred.
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"I just kept walking down the street, recording them, uh, reading out their license plate, and before I knew it, that Tahoe that had taken off down the street, I could hear it coming at me and it just ran straight into me," Moreida said.
Moreida was taken to a hospital with scrapes on his hands and knees but was otherwise unhurt.
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In a statement released Tuesday, Woodland police said the driver cooperated with investigators. Authorities said they are reviewing video from multiple angles that captured the incident and the events leading up to it.
The investigation will be reviewed by the Yolo County District Attorney's Office.
The Department of Homeland Security has not responded to questions about the crash.
