LOS ANGELES — The madman who smashed a U-Haul truck by a crowd of individuals protesting the Iranian regime, injuring two, has been recognized as Calor Madanescht.
Madanescht was arrested and booked for misdemeanor reckless driving and held on $0 bail. It was not instantly clear whether or not he was launched.
Investigators mentioned the motive remains to be beneath investigation.
Cops say he plowed the car — which had slogans that denounced each Iran’s monarchy in exile, the shah, and the present regime — by an anti-Islamic Republic protest in Westwood on Sunday.
The assault was focused at tons of of people that had gathered for a deliberate protest towards the federal government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Movies present the maniac driving a big rental truck right into a dense group of demonstrators. The car was plastered with a big signal studying: “No Shah, No Regime. USA: Don’t Repeat 1953. No Mullah.”
Whereas not a lot is thought about Madanescht, it seems that the U-haul is just not the one car he’s pushed that has been broken.
Madanescht is at present embroiled in a negligence lawsuit filed in 2024 towards Southern California Edison and the County of Ventura, in response to paperwork reviewed by The Submit.
The authorized submitting claims the defendants “negligently and carelessly failed to take care of an influence pole situated on Stockton Street close to Waters Street within the Metropolis of Moorpark,” which finally fell on his automobile. The incident occurred on Dec. 12, 2023, with claims that the falling pole left him with mounting medical payments, misplaced wages, and a totaled automobile.
The lawsuit, filed by Sean Bina, Esq. of California Private Harm Attorneys, alleges gross negligence, extreme accidents, and premises legal responsibility, arguing that officers knew the pole was a hazard however did nothing to warn the general public.
The plaintiff seeks unspecified compensatory damages “in response to proof,” with a jury trial scheduled in December 2026.
