Dramatic video shows driver racing towards protesters at Portland State University

A dramatic video has captured a driver racing toward a crowd of people Thursday on the campus of Portland State University in Oregon, which has been rocked by anti-Israel protests. 

The footage begins with a white Toyota sedan slowly approaching dozens of people gathered on a street.  

“Hey, get away from the car!” a man yells as an individual attempts to open the door of the vehicle. That person then runs off after being sprayed with an unknown substance from inside the car. 

A protester dressed in all black then shatters a part of the car’s rear windshield.  

The vehicle then revs up and starts moving toward the crowd ahead, drawing screams and forcing them to disperse. 

The video ends with the driver running out of the vehicle and away from the scene while spraying the substance at others who were chasing after him. 

The Portland Police Bureau later announced that the driver has been detained and was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation, according to The Associated Press. 

Images taken of the vehicle also showed its windows were smashed out and “Free Gaza” was spray-painted on its hood.