Charges Against Driver Who Struck Protester With Car Dismissed Because Victim Had Child Care Conflict

The case against a driver who struck a protester with his car last October was dismissed by a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge Monday morning because the victim could not stay in court all day. A spokesman for the Multnomah County District Attorney's office says the struck protester, Arthuray Dudley, met with a prosecutor on the morning the trial was set to begin and said he could not stay in court all day "because he had conflicting child care issues." -- More...