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WATCH: Road rage suspect drags mom out of vehicle, body-slams her on pavement
A Massachusetts mother of two was seriously injured after a man pulled her out of her car and body-slammed her head-first during a road-rage attack caught on video after a minor fender-bender.
Hailea Soares, 31, was driving in Attleboro, Massachusetts, around 9 a.m. Friday when she rear-ended the driver in front of her, who had stopped suddenly, according to WHDH-TV News.
“He kept slamming on his brakes and then when we got to the intersection, he hit a light and he was in front of me,” Soares told the outlet. “As soon as we went through, we didn’t even make it across and he slammed on the brakes, so I hit him.”
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Hailea Soares, 31, suffered serious injuries when she was body-slammed during a road-rage attack Friday. (WFXT)
Gladior Kwesiah, a 26-year-old Rhode Island resident, then pulled Soares out of her vehicle, according to the Attleboro Police Department.
When Soares tried to take photos of the damage to her vehicle, the attacker yanked away her phone, she said.
“I tried to defend myself, and then he picked me up, and that was when the woman got the video of me being thrown to the ground,” she told WHDH. “I remember thinking, ‘I’m in the air right now. I’m in the air.’”
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Gladior Kwesiah, a 26-year-old Rhode Island resident, pulled Soares out of her vehicle after a minor fender-bender and assaulted her, according to the Attleboro Police Department. (Handout/Attleboro Police)
Soares was taken to Sturdy Memorial Hospital suffering from a broken knee, a broken foot, an injured eye socket and a serious head wound, according to WHDH.
Kwesiah was arrested on scene and charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury, malicious destruction of property and driving without a license, according to the Attleboro Police Department. He is being held on $25,000 bail.
Attleboro police Sgt. Kevin Sellers told WHDH the incident was “inappropriate and unacceptable conduct stemming from what was essentially a minor motor vehicle crash.”
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Gladior Kwesiah was arrested on scene and charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury, malicious destruction of property and driving without a license, the Attleboro Police Department said. (Handout/Attleboro Police)
Soares said she was just happy to survive the attack.
“He was just being a jerk— on the road,” she said in an interview with ABC-TV News. “I don’t know if he was having a bad day. I don’t know what that was, but if that’s the type of person he is, I don’t think he belongs in society with the rest of us.”
A GoFundMe initiative for Soares’ medical expenses had raised nearly $29,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.
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The 90-foot tall Ferris wheel will run from July 1 through July 5 on the North Shore. Tickets are on sale now and 50% of all proceeds will be donated to the Veterans Leadership Program. Tickets can be purchased at: pittsburghpa.gov/july4.
The BNY Main Stage at Point State Park will have entertainment starting at 4 p.m. Headlining the performances will be Grammy- and Tony-Award nominated national pop rock band the Plain White T’s. Shows are free,
As part of the National Flag Foundation’s Light to Unite, the city’s skyscrapers will be illuminated in red, white and blue across Downtown at 9 p.m.
The city’s fireworks spectacular is set to be the city’s largest fireworks display in decades. For the first time, there will be a drone performance immediately before the fireworks start.
The fireworks show will utilize six barges on all three rivers – and some rooftops. Fireworks will begin at 9:35 PM on July 4.
Connecticut
Motorcyclist seriously injured after crashing into parked, unoccupied vehicle in Meriden
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a crash early Friday morning in Meriden, according to police.
The crash happened just after 3:00 a.m. in the area of Lincoln Street. The motorcyclist was navigating a turn when they struck a parked, unoccupied vehicle, police said.
The motorcyclist was taken to an area trauma center, according to police.
A section of Lincoln Street is blocked for the investigation, police said.
Meriden’s accident investigation team responded to the scene.
Additional information was not immediately available.
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A historic 78,000-acre conservation project in the western Maine woods is nearing completion.
The Magalloway Conservation Project will ensure the land remains open for fishing, hunting, and other recreational activities for generations to come.
The project will also protect wildlife habitat and support the regional timber economy.
The effort began last March and is expected to be completed later this month.
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Four conservation groups are leading the project.
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