Wow.
I can't believe that someone has even asked the question of whether a group of 10-12 black men nearly beating a white man to death might be a hate crime.
The severe beating of the driver happened in Detroit yesterday after he hit a kid that darted into the street.  I've watched the video and there was 0% chance that he could've avoided hitting the child.  The driver stopped to check on the child who is doing fine with a broken leg and expected to make a complete recovery.
The driver is in a medically induced coma, though.
And someone stole his wallet from the truck.

But I'm sure we'll find out that the driver or truck or both were racist in the coming days.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/04/04/white-man-beaten-by-mob-in-detroit-after-hitting-boy-with-truck-was-it-a-hate-crime/