@AbaraXas Hmmm... this video clearly shows the brake lights on when the driver passes at the 2:00 min mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxpeVIuf4UkIf he was "getting a running start," why would he hit the brakes just prior to smacking the crowd? Additionally, it does look like the lurches DOWN in the front just prior to getting hit with the bat, indicating that brakes were being applied.
Furthermore, by going through frame-by-frame, it would also appear as if the brake lights might have still been on until JUST prior to being struck with the bat, after which they go off as the car accelerates forward. This is evidenced by the reddish hue which is visible just prior to the strike, and the disappearance of the hue after the strike. This could be a trick of the sunlight or angles, but it is harder to tell if the brake lights were on or not at that point... unlike the 2 minute mark in which is very clear they are on (approx 2 sec prior to the car being struck).
So... brake lights on 2 seconds prior to being hit? Running start? Hmmmm. Not so sure.
(For the record, I do think this guy went down there specifically to challenge BLM and Antifa's roadblock, and shit went haywire. That makes him culpable. But if his car was struck, and this startled him to accelerate, then the person who swung that bat is ALSO culpable.)