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Man Tries To Run Over TV Reporter With SUV In Jamaica: Report
An irate man reportedly slapped a cellphone out of a PIX11 reporter's hand, then tried to run him over with an SUV.
JAMAICA, NY — A man hounded two news reporters covering a fire in Jamaica before trying to run one of them over with an SUV, a new report says. The irate man opened the back door of the PIX11 news van in which Cristian Benavides and Ken Evesroff had stopped at 10 p.m. Wednesday, the New York Daily News reported.
While Benavides was recording him, the man said "I will f--- you up" and slapped the phone out of the reporter's hand, the story says.
The man then tried to run down Benavides with his SUV before the reporter made it back into the van, sources told the Daily News.
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(Lead image: A news van is seen on Feb. 12, 2015 in New York City. Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)
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