Ohio police arrest woman after she ran over her own passenger, ‘I only hit her a little bit’
While hit-and-run accidents are an unfortunate reality, some instances are simply deliberate. A recent crime in Ohio ended with an arrest after a woman ran over her passenger as she was exiting the vehicle. Worse yet, the suspect tried to reason with the police, telling them that she only struck the victim a “little bit.”
Police arrested an Ohio woman after she said, ‘Watch this,’ and ran over her passenger
People argue. It happens every day across the nation. But it’s hardly a good reason to hit someone with your car. Still, that didn’t stop an East Liverpool, Ohio, woman from doing just that. According to East Liverpool police officers, 34-year-old Kristina Williamson was arguing with her passenger in Williamson’s car.
The passenger decided to exit the car after the heated exchange. However, before the victim could step away from the vehicle, Williamson chose to take the altercation up a notch. She reportedly told her passenger, “Watch this,” and put the vehicle in reverse. Famous last words, indeed.
The vehicle’s momentum and open door swept the victim off her feet and dragged her through the mud. Police officers arrived shortly after the incident. WKBN 27 reports that the victim refused medical attention at the scene of the crime. While the extent of her injuries is unknown, emergency medical services (EMS) would have treated and transported the victim if she had serious or life-threatening injuries.
The East Liverpool police officers said they eventually found Williamson and her vehicle. Naturally, the authorities placed Williamson in custody for felonious assault after she used her car to drag her passenger. Worryingly, Williamson thought the correct response to her situation was, “I only hit her a little bit.”
Police booked Williamson and detained her at the Columbiana County Jail. Although her bond is set at $25,000, the hit-and-run driver has her first hearing at the end of the month. Even without serious injuries, the crime is a big deal. Williamson is looking at felony charges, and in Ohio, a fifth-degree felony for a hit-and-run could land her in prison for a year.
