Woman dragged pedestrian after verbal altercation: Police
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Background: The neighborhood in Miami, Fla., where Crystal Collins allegedly dragged a woman with her car (Google Maps). Inset: Crystal Collins (Miami-Dade Sheriff”s Office).

A Florida woman faces accusations of dragging another individual with her vehicle following a heated exchange in September.

Crystal Collins, 43, was released on pretrial conditions from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after her arrest on Wednesday. She faces two battery charges. An arrest affidavit, accessed by Law&Crime, details a report made to police on September 13 by a woman who claimed involvement in a dispute with Collins and her daughter. The woman alleged that Collins was driving a Nissan Altima with her daughter inside when the confrontation occurred.

The situation reportedly intensified when Collins’ daughter allegedly grabbed the woman’s shirt from the car and instructed her mother, “Drag this h—.” In response, Collins is said to have accelerated the vehicle.

According to the affidavit, the incident took place around 3 a.m. on September 13, outside a residence on NW 37th Avenue in Miami. Collins allegedly stopped her car to confront the woman. Upon her daughter’s prompting, Collins purportedly “sped up the vehicle while [her] daughter held her,” dragging the woman for several yards until they reached a stop sign, where she managed to free herself.

The woman was subsequently taken to the hospital by ambulance and treated for road rash injuries. When reporting the incident, she claimed Collins and her daughter were involved in a similar dragging episode two days earlier, describing it as an “ongoing situation.”

Police located Collins on Wednesday and questioned her about the alleged incident. Collins agreed to speak with detectives and told them that on the day of the alleged incident, she was at a wake for a relative when the woman approached her, purportedly “wanting to fight her daughter.” According to the affidavit, Collins accused the woman of “punching her daughter through the car window.” She told police that her daughter then “kicked” the woman from the passenger side window.

The affidavit stated that Collins “confessed to putting her vehicle in reverse and backing up.” She also voluntarily provided police with cellphone videos taken during the incident.

After reviewing the videos provided by Collins, police determined that the events depicted in the videos matched statements provided by the alleged victim rather than Collins.

Collins was arrested and booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after being charged with two counts of battery. Court records indicated that she was released outright and ordered to stay away from the other woman. Her next court date is scheduled for Jan. 20, 2026.

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