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Driver Arrested in West Palm Beach After Alleged Attempt to Hit Running Group

On Monday, Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud was arrested after witnesses said he accelerated toward a group in West Palm Beach, and officers responded to a 911 call about 8.20 p.m. following reports of multiple attempts to hit club members on Parker Avenue.
Investigators say Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud became enraged after a perceived comment by a male member of Night Runners, and the West Palm Beach Police Department is reviewing the case under Florida's hate crime statute.
Witnesses said the driver attempted to run them down three times, and cell phone video shows the Ford Bronco SUV driving across sidewalks, through grass, and fleeing 1.6 miles east on Okeechobee Boulevard.
Prosecutors charged Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud with two counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony and one count of reckless driving, and he is expected in court on Wednesday.
The Night Runners group of about 40 members ran for cover behind trees at Howard Park as Rudolph Galindo said he was terrified and recalled `He got into his car, pulled out, accelerating, pedal to the metal and coming right at me where I was standing`.

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