scary virus video A man is seen hitting a woman head-on after bending her fender on a road in Massachusetts last week.
The incident occurred just before 9 a.m. at the intersection of Routes 1 and 1A in Attleboro after the victim rear-ended a man's car. WBZ TV reported. Attleboro is less than an hour southwest of Boston, near the Rhode Island border.
“I called my friend and she started crying and said, 'I can't feel my knees, I can't feel my knees.' I had to go pick them up and all I could think was that I would probably never be able to walk again.”
“He kept hitting the brakes, and when we got to the intersection, when we hit the light, he was in front of me,” Hilea Soares said. told WHDH TV. “The moment we passed, we couldn’t even cross, he slammed on the brakes and I ended up hitting him.”
According to WBZ, witnesses told police that a man, identified as 26-year-old Gladiol Kwesia of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, slammed on the roof of Soares' car and pulled Soares from the vehicle.
This account appears to contradict the WHDH report, which states that Soares got out of the car to take a video of the incident, but that Kwesia took her cell phone. but, WCVB-TV reported Soares said she recorded the moment her attacker hit her with his car.
Witnesses said Kwesiah and Soares were arguing and when she asked him to leave her alone, Kwesiah picked her up and tackled her to the ground, WBZ reported. WBZ added that a witness recorded video of the incident.
Video report from WJAR-TV Demonstrates a body slam. Viewer discretion is advised.
“I could die right now.”
“The only thing I could think about was that I knew I was in the air. And by the time I realized I was in the air and thought, 'I could die right now,' I was already dead. and I didn't realize it hit the ground,” Soares told WBZ. “I felt a strange sensation on my face. Then I realized I was on the ground and turned over, and there was blood dripping all over my hands.”
Soares, a mother of two who is 5 feet tall and weighs 110 pounds, told WCVB that she was body slammed twice. She told WHDH that she was unable to stand up after the second body slam.
Police told WBZ that Soares was found crying in the street, bleeding from the head, and was later hospitalized with a broken knee, broken leg, damaged eye socket and severe skull injuries.
“I don't know if he was having a bad day, I don't know what it was, but if he's that type of person, he belongs in society like the rest of us. I don't think so.”
Soares was released from the hospital on Friday, WBZ said, adding that he feared the worst. “I called my friend and she started crying and said, 'I can't feel my knees, I can't feel my knees.'” I had to have her pick up the kids, and she picked them up too. I had to pick her up and all I could think was that I would never be able to walk again. ”
a GoFundMe page WHDH said it was established to assist Soares in his recovery.
standing over her
Police told WCVB that Kwesiah was standing over Soares when they arrived to arrest him.
Kwesiah was taken to the Attleboro Police Department and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, malicious damage to property, and operating without a license, WHDH reported.
“Inappropriate and unacceptable conduct stemming from what was essentially a minor motor vehicle accident,” Attleboro Police Sergeant Kevin Sellers added to WHDH.
Kwesiah was arraigned Friday in Attleboro District Court, WBZ reported, adding that the court set bail at $2,500 cash with the condition that Kwesiah have no contact with the victim. Attleboro police confirmed to Blaze News Tuesday morning that the suspect was released on $2,500 bail.
“I don't know if he was having a bad day, I don't know what it was, but if he's that type of person, he belongs in the same society as us. I don't think so,” Soares told WBZ.
You can watch the video report on WBZ here.
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