U-Haul Rampage Victim Died Striving for ‘American Dream’

U-Haul Rampage Victim Died Striving for ‘American Dream’
New York Police chief of intelligence Thomas Galati (R) investigates the scene where a rental truck was stopped and the driver arrested in New York on Feb. 13, 2023. John Minchillo/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—Three years ago, YiJie Ye was on a routine delivery run in Brooklyn on his motorized scooter when he was in a crash with another vehicle. The collision left the father of three injured and unable to work, but soon he was back on the road supporting his children.

On Monday, he was hit again, though this time it was no accident. Ye was one of nine people struck by a U-Haul driven by a man who authorities said went on a nearly hourlong rampage, barreling into bicyclists, moped riders, a police car, and one pedestrian before he was captured.