A man was arrested after driving his car into protestors outside a Tesla dealership in Florida. Andrew Dutil drove his vehicle onto the pavement full of protesters at a slow speed, forcing people to scramble out of the way to avoid being hit, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
No protestors were injured in the incident on Saturday. According to court records, Dutil was arrested and faces an assault charge. An attorney who could speak on Dutil’s behalf wasn’t immediately listed in court records.
The protest in Palm Beach County – also home to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort – was one of a number across the US at businesses associated with Tesla, the company led by Elon Musk, in response to the billionaire’s work with the Trump administration in cutting federal workforce and funding.
Attacks on property carrying the logo of Mr Musk’s electric car company are cropping up across the US and overseas.
More violent incidents include Cybertrucks being set on fire in Seattle and shots fired at a Tesla dealership in Oregon.
