Another Race-Based Assault On A Driver In Detroit

On the heels of the attack on Steve Utash by a mob that left him hospitalized, another race based assault is being reported.

The Detroit News: Motorist claims he was beaten after accident on Detroit's east side

Police are investigating the beating of a white motorist who claims three black men pummeled him while using racial epithets after he caused a traffic accident over the weekend on the city’s east side.

The incident Saturday, as described by the victim, shares some similarities to the April beating of Steve Utash, whose assault by an angry mob following an accident made national headlines two months ago.

Nathanial Szczerbinski, 34, of Eastpointe, said the incident happened near Vernor and Chalmers at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday.

“I was heading the wrong way down a one-way street, and a car came out of nowhere,” said Szczerbinski, who was interviewed by The News on Monday as he prepared to undergo surgery for an eye socket fracture sustained in the beating.

“I got out to check on what happened, and three guys (from the other vehicle) got mad and started kicking my (expletive),” Szczerbinski said. “They were hollering, ‘White (expletive)’ while they were hitting me.”

Here the driver was at fault for the accident, unlike in the Utash incident.

Sadly, yet again it is reinforcing the idea that you do not get out of your car or remain at the scene after an accident in Detroit, but instead call the police and drive to the nearest police station to report the accident.

Regardless of fault, it is still unacceptable to have a racially-biased 3-on-1 beat down due to a car accident, even in Detroit.