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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Members of an LGBTQ+ running group say they had to run for their lives Monday night when a driver intentionally tried to hit them with his SUV at Howard Park in West Palm Beach.

Police arrested Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless driving after the incident involving about 40 members of the "Night Runners" running club.

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Cellphone video taken by a club member showed an SUV speeding recklessly through the parking lot, forcing people to scatter and take cover.

"His intent was absolutely to scare us, which he did," said Rudolph Galindo, founder of the group Nigh

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