Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mofied Samuel Wahby, 76, of Daytona Beach, was arrested last night and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting a woman with his car on purpose.

A Gainesville Police Department officer responded to a call at Sam’s Club at 4001 SW 30th Place at about 8:25 p.m. last night, and the victim said Wahby had driven the wrong way into the gas station, so she was trying to stop and re-direct him to avoid a collision with other cars. She said Wahby kept driving against traffic, so she tried again to stop him. She said he screamed at her to get out of the way and accelerated while she was standing in front of his car; she said the car hit her, injuring her knee. She told the officer that she was so afraid Wahby would run over her if she fell on the ground that she walked away in spite of being unable to walk normally.

Another customer told the officer that she saw the car enter the gas station going against traffic, and when the victim tried to stop the car, she heard Wahby scream at her to get out of his way and then saw him purposely accelerate toward her.

A relative of Wahby told the officer that she was taking some clothes out of an RV that was parked at a gas pump and saw Wahby drive in, then the victim jumped in front of his car “in a hostile way.” She said the victim was hitting the hood of Wahby’s car and that he accidentally “bumped” her with his car.

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Post Miranda, Wahby reportedly said the victim jumped in front of his car “with an upset demeanor” as he drove into the station. He said she tried to redirect him, but he tried to drive between poles next to the gas pumps “because it wasn’t a big deal.” He said she jumped in front of his car again, and he told her to get away. He said he never hit her with the car.

A security video reportedly showed the victim trying to stop Wahby’s car; she backed up three times when Wahby drove forward, and then the car hit her.

Wahby has no criminal history. Judge Kristine Van Vorst set bail at $45,000.

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