L.A. police say Terrence Conrad Meeks, 40, used his car as a battering ram to attack two Latino men he was brawling with outside a strip club early Sunday. One of the men lost both his legs in the attack, while the other lost one limb
Police say a Los Angeles man used his car to ram two people during a fight outside a strip club early Sunday.
Above, one of the victims is wheeled into an ambulance. Both men's had their legs severed in the attack.
A fight at a Los Angeles strip club ended in gory fashion early Sunday when a man rammed two others with his car, severing their legs, authorities said.
Terrence Conrad Meeks, 40, of Paramount, was fighting with the men at Sam's Hofbrau, a strip joint in downtown L.A., at around 3:30 a.m. when the brawl spilled into the parking lot, police said.
Terrence Conrad Meeks, 40, of Paramount, crashed into two Latino men he was arguing with, pining them against a Mini Cooper, cops say.
Meeks, who cops said was drunk, hopped into his white BMW and barreled into the pair, pining them against a Mini Cooper they were standing in front of, local KTLA television reported.
Both men were rushed to a local hospital, where one man had both legs amputated above the knee and the other lost one leg. They were listed in stable condition on Sunday afternoon.
The brawl started at Sam's Hofbrau, a strip joint in downtown L.A., at around 3:30 a.m., according to reports.
The victims were Latino men, 24 and 57, but otherwise not identified, KTLA reported.
Video footage posted on YouTube showed the aftermath of the carnage. Blood and gore were visible on the BMW's smashed hood, while the Mini Cooper was backed onto the curb in front of the club.
Meeks was arrested on charges of attempted manslaughter, DUI and held on $500,000 bail.
Cops were also looking into whether to charge him with a hate crime, based on reports that racial slurs were yelled during the brawls
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