Eugene police said Tuesday, March 3, they are continuing to investigate the Saturday evening traffic blockades near the downtown federal building and related conflicts they say resulted in injuries to a driver and a 19-year-old man.
As some drivers pushed through a line of about 20 protesters, some protesters appeared to bang on vehicles, as shown in bystander videos. According to police, a Eugene woman driving an SUV sustained facial injuries after being struck through an open window. No video of that incident has surfaced.
During the evening, police established detours to keep some vehicle traffic away from the protest site. Video and witness accounts show police absent from the scene when at least one driver moved through the protest group in a widely shared video on social media…