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Woman Attacks Driver With Bat During Rush Hour Man says woman followed him after he accidently cut her off

By  ELLEN GOLDBERG

Updated 11:07 PM CDT, Wed, Dec 17, 2008

Related Topics: Driver Jaime Torres

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Jaime Torres said a woman with a baseball bat beat out his window in Dallas.

 

A driver said a woman with a baseball bat beat out his window in Dallas during Wednesday's morning commute.

Dallas police said the two cars got into an altercation along Interstate 30. Driver Jaime Torres said he merged into the HOV lane and accidentally cut off a silver Chevrolet sedan as he was heading to a doctor's appointment at Parkland Hospital.

"They got mad, they got pissed, they got everything," he said.

Torres said the car followed him until they were both forced to stop in traffic near downtown. Then the female passenger got out with a baseball bat in hand.

"This lady got down of the car, and she hit my window," Torres said.

The flying glass cut Torres' face in three places, but his injuries were not considered serious.

He said he didn't fight back because there was "no reason to fight with a woman, even a woman with a bat."

Dallas police say the bat-wielding woman could be charged with aggravated assault.

Torres, who is paying for repairs to his vehicle, and said, "Someday, they will pay."

Police are looking for the woman, who was in a four-door silver Chevy sedan with a "for sale" sign in a window.

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  • Dustin Wednesday, Jun 17 at 8:36 AM FLAG COMMENT I occasionally have to visit Dallas for work and I hate it. The people are rude on the roads and everywhere else you go. Its just a big hot ugly city in the middle of Texas in my opinion. Maybe thats why people are so miserable there. Or it could be they have W as a neighbor...
  • John Wesley Hardin Sunday, Dec 21 at 11:27 AM FLAG COMMENT She is lucky she didn't come across me or she would be picking lead out of her teeth.
  • Simmer Down Saturday, Dec 20 at 1:03 PM FLAG COMMENT Sometimes while driving... unintentional mistakes happen. CHILL OUT Ye'all. Open your hearts and have a little decency towards others.
  • TXYankee Friday, Dec 19 at 2:01 PM FLAG COMMENT Anyone swinging a bat needs to have their head checked out - violence is not the answer. May God bless her and those close to her.
  • AM Friday, Dec 19 at 12:54 PM FLAG COMMENT My Brothers and Sisters, I cannot believe the number of replies to this article condoling violence. The incident alone is bad enough, but, the replies either for or against the woman’s behavior are scary and saying something to the effect of if she did it to you you’d “blow her brains out.” Lord have mercy on us! I just hope it’s all bark and no bite. Why don’t we all try to maintain our self control when someone cuts us ... MORE >

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