If despair and hopelessness were what caused the riots, hispanics must be just as despairing as blacks. Antoine miller, 31, who was videotaped opening the truck drivers door. Maxine waters embraced the thug who slammed concrete on. The notorious attack on truck driver reginald denny and other assaults. One of the assailants stuck the truck driver in the head with a piece of concrete, nearly killing him. Over six days, 55 people were killed, more than 2,000 were injured, and 12,000 were arrested. Rioter in infamous footage of trucker being pulled. Truck driver beaten nearly to death during the riots shares his thoughts. Police questioned the survivors of the attack, who were shot while trying to protect a koreanowned pizza parlor. Truck driver reginald denny is pulled from his cab on the first day of the unrest in this scene from the documentary let it fall. The attack was captured on video by a news helicopter, and broadcast live on us national television.
He was the truck driver who was pulled from his cab and beaten by. The photo, which was taken by robert clark from a news helicopter, ran on the front page of the daily breeze and was the only photo of this incident taken by a print photographer. Several black bystanders rescued the driver and drove him to the hospital in his own truck. Apr 26, 2017 25 years later, locals reflect on 1992 l. Over six days, 55 people were killed, more than 2,000 were injured, and 12,000 were. The truck driver who was the first victim of the riots after being dragged from his cab at the florence and normandie junction. Taken place at the intersection of 71st and normandie, semi truck driver reginald denny is beaten without reason for an insufferable amount of time. Twenty years ago, our city convulsed with a tremor that could not be measured on the richter scale. Rioter in infamous footage of trucker being pulled from. As a result of several days of rioting, more than 50 people were killed.