Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Intentionally Running Over Wife, Fleeing Scene
The 50-year-old man remains in custody and his wife has been hospitalized following the incident last week in Oakwood Hills, police said.
OAKWOOD HILLS, IL — A 50-year-old Oakwood Hills man has been jailed after prosecutors say he intentionally struck and ran over his wife with a vehicle during a domestic incident Friday evening.
UPDATE: Judge Denies Pretrial Release For Man Accused Of Running Woman Over
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Authorities allege Pablo Contreras backed into his wife in a driveway, ran over her twice, and then fled the scene without helping her, Shaw Local is reporting. Authorities said the woman has been hospitalized, and medical officials "tentatively reported" she'd suffered a crushed pelvis and possible skull fracture, and was placed on a breathing tube.
Contreras has been ordered to remain detained as he awaits his trial on charges of aggravated domestic battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and leaving the scene of an accident with injury.
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