A Clinton Township tree trimmer is still in a medically induced coma today. He was beaten by a mob on Detroit's east side after he stopped to help a child who had stepped into the path of his truck.
Detroit Police say Steve Utash was not at fault, that he'd been obeying the speed limit. And after 10-year-old David Harris stepped out in front of his pickup truck, Utash did the right thing: He got out to help the boy.
That's when he was attacked by the mob who beat him severely and robbed his truck.
Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley joins us now to try to make sense of this seemingly senseless crime.
Listen to the full interview above.
