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Driver rams ex-boyfriend’s vehicle then hits him as he checks damage, California cops say

A woman crashed into her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle, then ran into him when he got out to check the damage, California police say.
A woman crashed into her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle, then ran into him when he got out to check the damage, California police say. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A driver accused of attempted murder rammed her ex-boyfriend, then hit him again when he got out to check for damage, California police reported.

Alexis McBride, 24, of Dublin, also faces charges of hit-and-run and corporal injury to a spouse or co-inhabitant, Mountain View police said in a news release.

McBride hit the vehicle of her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend with her car, causing him to crash, around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, police said.

When he got out to look at his vehicle, she rammed him and the vehicle again before driving away, police said.

She returned a short time later while officers were investigating the crash, police said. Officers stopped and arrested her.

The injured man was taken to a hospital, but police did not release his medical condition.

Mountain View is about 40 miles southeast of San Francisco.

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This story was originally published January 4, 2024 at 3:40 PM with the headline "Driver rams ex-boyfriend’s vehicle then hits him as he checks damage, California cops say."

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Don Sweeney
The Sacramento Bee
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 35 years. He is a service reporter based at The Sacramento Bee.
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