She was there to remember the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Sacramento police officers. But during the vigil for Stephon Clark, she was struck by a Sacramento County Sheriff's Department vehicle.
The collision occurred on Saturday night. One video shared on Twitter shows people carrying signs of protest around sheriff's vehicles. A voice on a megaphone says four times, "Back away from my vehicle." Another voice can be heard saying, "Back away from my car," before the activist is knocked down to the curb.
The woman was identified as Wanda Cleveland, a 61-year-old with a previous medical condition, reported The State Hornet.
She fell on her hip and shoulder, hitting her head, and was taken to the hospital, said the Hornet. Cleveland had bruises on her arm and head but was released after midnight, The Sacramento Bee reported.
"He never even stopped. It was a hit-and-run. If I did that, I'd be charged," Cleveland said in the hospital, according The Sacramento Bee. "It's disregard for human life."