Winnipeg woman run over after dispute about empty spot in parking lot: Police
Woman in her 30s taken to hospital with lower body injuries after driver fought with her in rec centre lot
A woman in her 30s was run over by a vehicle following an argument with a driver about saving an open parking spot in Winnipeg, police say.
The Winnipeg Police Service responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in a parking lot on St. James Street near Wellington Avenue on Saturday around 2:30 p.m., according to a news release on Sunday.
The victim was standing in an unoccupied parking stall to save it for a family member who was driving through a lot at a recreational facility, police said.
As the woman waited for them to drive up, a separate vehicle arrived first.
The driver began arguing with the woman and proceeded to drive into the stall, knocking her to the ground, police said. The woman became trapped under the front tires of the SUV before the driver left "with no concern" for the victim, police said.
The woman was taken to hospital in stable condition with lower body injuries.
Police said they arrested a 40-year-old woman and charged her with assault with a weapon and driving carelessly under the Highway Traffic Act.
She was released on an undertaking, police said.
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