Muslim Stanford student hurt in hit-and-run hate crime on campus: Police

An Arab Muslim student at Stanford University was hurt in a hit-and-run on campus, and the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is opening a hate crime investigation, authorities said.

"I never imagined becoming the victim of a hate-driven attack," the victim said in a statement he provided to ABC News. "His hateful screams ... still echo in my ears."The California Highway Patrol said it responded to the hit-and-run. The CHP said, based on its "preliminary investigation and the determination that the incident was a hate crime, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is opening a hate crime investigation to look further into the incident.

Stanford police said security has been upped at locations on campus and the university is "continuing to work to provide a safe and secure campus environment in the context of heightened tensions related to the events inThe victim said in his statement, "The physical wounds will heal with time, but the emotional scars -- the feeling of being targeted solely because of my physical appearance, heritage and beliefs -- are likely to linger.

The victim reported that the driver was a white man in his mid-20s with short dirty blond hair, a short beard and round glasses, according to university police.

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