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Photographer Testifies at White Nationalist Trial

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - A photographer who captured images of a car slamming into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville told a jury he heard the driver rev his engine, then saw him speed into the crowd.

Ryan Kelly, a former photographer for The Daily Progress, testified Friday at the trial of James Alex Fields Jr., who's charged with killing a woman and injuring dozens at the 2017 rally.

Kelly said he noticed a Dodge Challenger backing up, then heard an engine revving and the screech of tires. He told jurors he saw the car accelerate into the crowd.

Kelly won a Pulitzer for his photo showing people tossed in the air after being struck.

Fields' lawyers say he was afraid for his life when he drove into the crowd.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.