The driver of a pickup truck that plowed past a blockade and down part of the Rose Festival’s Grand Floral Parade route in Northeast Portland on Saturday is a registered sex offender stemming from sex-related crimes in Multnomah and Clatsop counties and was previously convicted of driving with a suspended license. “Out of the way! Out of the way! What is this guy doing?” a woman could be heard yelling along Northeast Weidler Street as Areff Mohammed Ali recorded the silver pickup driving past his family and continuing east on the crowded street as parents scrambled to grab their children out of the driver’s path. Video courtesy of Areff Mohammed Ali. Read more at the link in our bio. #rosefestival #rosefestivalparade #grandfloralparade #portland #portlandpolice #theoregonian