Police say 36-year-old Anthony Cambareri of Coram hit the protesters on Broadway in Huntington Station, around 6:45 p.m. Monday.
EMS rushed the victims to Huntington Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
The driver sped away, but police caught him a short time later.
Cambareri was charged with third degree assault. He was issued a desk appearance ticket and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date.
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