Overview
- LAPD booked 48-year-old Calor Madanescht on suspicion of misdemeanor reckless driving after the Sunday incident in Westwood.
- Madanescht says he intended to join the rally and was attacked, displaying stitches, bruises and other injuries he attributes to the confrontation.
- Videos show the truck moving through a dense crowd near the Wilshire Federal Building as protesters surrounded the vehicle and damaged its windshield.
- At least two people in the crowd were reported injured during the encounter, according to earlier accounts.
- The truck carried signs reading “No Shah. No Regime. USA: Don’t Repeat 1953. No Mullah,” drawing objections from some pro‑Shah demonstrators as conflicting witness accounts shape the case review.