New Jersey driver allegedly overtakes woman twice after ‘steering off fender’

A New Jersey man was charged with attempted murder Wednesday after he allegedly lunged at a fleeing woman during a street rampage that took place in a suburban front yard. .

The woman was seen in surveillance video obtained by NBC New York ran away from the man’s SUV moments before he was said to have run past her.

She was initially in critical condition, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, and has improved to a decent condition, NBC New York reported on Thursday.

Vincent Jean, 56, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and other charges, the statement said.

The prosecutor’s office said he allegedly hit her twice – once while she was running and a second time after he had beaten her.

Jean “deliberately” supported her, the statement said.

The case began Tuesday morning after a minor accident in Elizabeth involving Jean and the 23-year-old woman, according to the prosecutor’s office.

NBC New York reported that neighbors saw Jean driving in the opposite direction down a one-way street, apparently to avoid rush hour traffic on Tuesday, when he crashed into the woman’s car.

As Jean tried to drive away, the woman started taking pictures of his car.

“At that point, the suspect drove his car directly at the victim and she started running onto the lawn to avoid being hit,” the prosecutor’s office said.

In the video, Jean’s silver SUV can be seen following her through the front yard. She could be seen falling in the moment before the SUV hit her, the station reported.

“How can you do something like this?” A neighbor whose camera captured the surveillance video told NBC New York.

Jean then allegedly fled the area, the prosecutor’s office said. Later that morning, patrol officers discovered him parked on a nearby street and alone in the driver’s seat of his SUV.

Jean is being held at the Union County Jail and is awaiting her first appearance. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney to speak to on his behalf.

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