SAN FRANCISCO—On Friday, June 20, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office announced that Hauwei Lien, 44, was charged in connection to a hit-and-run incident on Market Street that resulted in injuries on June 14, during the No Kings March.
He was arraigned on June 18 and pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied the allegations. He is charged with felony elder abuse (PC 368(b)(1)) with allegations of great bodily injury (PC 368(b)(2); PC 12022.7(a)) and use of a deadly weapon; felony assault with a deadly weapon (PC 245(a)(1)) with an allegation of great bodily injury (PC 12022.7(a)); and felony hit and run (VC 20001(a)).
According to court documents, on June 14, during the highly publicized “No Kings March” marchers marched from Mission Dolores Park to Market Street, ending with a rally in Civic Center Plaza. Thousands of people were participating in the march. Lien was in San Francisco, driving his red 2025 Tesla Model Y and as he approached Market Street from Laguna Street, he encountered the swell of protesters in the march and allegedly began driving through the protesters to cross Market Street.
The victim, a 69-year-old man, placed his hands on the hood of Lien’s car in an effort to get him to stop. Allegedly, he did not stop and accelerated into the victim, pushing him on to the hood of the car then drove across Market Street southbound on Guerrero Street with the victim clutching on to the hood. Allegedly, the defendant accelerated away, then braked suddenly to throw the victim from the hood. With the victim still halfway on the hood but with his feet on the ground, Lien allegedly accelerated and swerved sharply to throw the victim from his car, running over the victim’s foot in the process. The victim also suffered a large gash across his forehead and two broken toes.
The defendant is currently in custody. The District Attorney’s Office moved to have him detained pending trial because of the public safety risk he poses. No bail was set without prejudice. His next court date is June 23, 2025, for a bail review motion.
The San Francisco Police Department is still investigating the case. Anyone with details is asked to contact the Tip Line at 415-575-4444 or Text a Tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.
