Hit-and-run which injured Stanford Arab-Muslim student investigated as possible hate crime
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California authorities are investigating a hit-and-run Friday afternoon which injured an Arab-Muslim student on the campus of Stanford University as a possible hate crime.
The Stanford Department of Public Safety reports that the incident occurred just before 2 p.m. Friday.
According to campus police, the victim told investigators that the driver made eye contact, then accelerated and struck the victim. Campus police said that as the driver was speeding away, he allegedly yelled, "f--- you and your people," the victim told investigators.
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