Assault Charge For LI Woman Who Intentionally Drove Car Into Teen: PD

MASTIC BEACH, NY — A woman has been charged with assault after Suffolk police say she used her car to intentionally strike a teen in the parking lot of a bagel store on Friday morning.

Jennifer Nelson approached a group of teens on Mastic Road on Friday just before 10 a.m. to confront them about “an earlier altercation involving her child,” police said, adding that the teens dispersed and Nelson struck a 15-year-old boy with her 2020 Honda Passport in the parking lot.

The boy was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police said that following an investigation by 7th Squad detectives, Nelson, 35, of Shirley, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

Nelson was held overnight at the 4th Precinct and will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday, according to police.