A man drove his car into protesters outside a Tesla dealership in Palm Beach County, Florida, but did not injure any of those who had gathered to demonstrate against billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump over the weekend, according to law enforcement.
The planned protest was one of a slew across the U.S. at businesses associated with Tesla, the company led by Musk, in response to the billionaire’s work with the Trump administration in cutting federal funding and the workforce.
Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric-car company are cropping up across the U.S. and overseas. Several more violent incidents include Cybertrucks being set on fire in Seattle and shots fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon.
The protest on Saturday was interrupted when Andrew Dutil drove his vehicle onto the sidewalk full of protesters at a slow speed, forcing people to scramble out of the way to avoid the being hit, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Dutil was arrested and faces an assault charge, according to court records. An attorney who could speak on Dutil’s behalf wasn’t immediately listed in court records.
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Additional information that I found:
According to Mediaite “Man Drives Vehicle Into Group of Tesla Protesters Near Mar-a-Lago in Florida” and “Protesters denounce Musk, DOGE outside Tesla showroom”
*Reports indicate Dutil claimed to be an employee of the Tesla showroom where the protests were taking place.*
*The driver of the vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, abruptly parked on the sidewalk where protesters had assembled and jumped out of the car, claiming his brakes and electronics had gone out, Offerman said. He told protesters to “leave the car alone.”*
*Upon arriving, police spoke with the driver and interviewed about five protesters, who also provided photo and video evidence of what had happened. The man was arrested at the scene and will be charged with assault, according to a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.*
*“He drove into a crowd of senior citizens,” said Mark Offerman of the Democratic Progressive Caucus Palm Beach County about the driver. “Everybody was able to move out, but two older women were really almost clipped. We immediately called the cops.”*
*Local news were on the scene for a portion of the protest Saturday prior to the incident. Footage shows many of those in attendance were Seniors, and a number of the demonstrators were carrying American flags.*
https://www.mediaite.com/news/man-drives-vehicle-into-group-of-tesla-protesters-near-mar-a-lago-in-florida/
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/trump/2025/03/22/demonstrators-denounce-musk-outside-telsa-showroom-in-wpb/82610986007/
So if this administration sees the vandalism of Tesla dealerships as domestic terrorism worthy of sending American citizens to foreign gulags, then surely the attempted mass murder of people protesting a Tesla dealership would also be categorized as domestic terrorism.