Arizona woman arrested after police say she ran over girlfriend while drunk with child in the car

2025-04-20 10:12:40 source: category:Contact

An Arizona woman has been arrested after she allegedly ran over her girlfriend while driving, according to police.

According to police in Glendale, Arizona, 30-year-old Josarina Woody backing out of a driveway around 9 p.m. on Feb. 23 when her girlfriend fell in the road. A man standing in the front yard of the residence yelled at her to stop driving, but she ran body over and kept driving, according to the police report.

Glendale is located about nine miles northwest of Phoenix.

Woody was eventually found by officers and pulled over. She had a 5-year-old child in the backseat and was taken out of the vehicle. Woody told officers she had a "few cans of beer" but had stopped drinking before she got in the car.

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Suspect Josarina Woody seemed 'unaware' when incident occurred, police say

Police said she seemed "unaware" that she ran her girlfriend over in the street, and said she thought it was a bump in the driveway.

She was arrested Feb. 23 and charged with multiple crimes, including aggerated assault, extreme DUI and endangering the life and health of a minor.

Police did not release any identifying information or updates on the girlfriend's condition, or on the child in the backseat of the car.

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