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Video shows a person driving a vehicle into a man and shattering the windshield at a car wash in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (WCAU/YouTube).
An altercation at a Pennsylvania car wash took a dramatic turn when a woman drove her car into a man and subsequently crashed, causing the vehicle to burst into flames, according to authorities.
Imani Walker, aged 27, is now facing multiple charges, which include attempted homicide, aggravated assault, causing an accident involving personal injury, criminal mischief, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. Court records accessed by Law&Crime reveal that she has been released on a $75,000 bond.
On a Wednesday, Moctar Elias, 42, was busy working at a car wash located on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, as reported by NBC affiliate WCAU. During his shift, Walker, who is his ex-girlfriend from a five-year relationship, arrived at the scene in a Volkswagen Jetta and initiated a confrontation.
Video footage obtained by the outlet shows the two talking before Walker apparently slaps a coffee cup out of Elias” hand, leading to the two of them smacking each other. They end up on the ground, and at least two other people run to see what was happening.
Surveillance footage captures Walker entering her vehicle and driving towards Elias’s car, where she uses a hammer to smash its windows. In response, Elias rushes over, seizes the hammer, and retaliates by striking her car, prompting Walker to reverse away.
After creating some distance, Walker allegedly accelerated and collided with Elias, propelling both him and her car into a nearby wall, which shattered her windshield. A co-worker is seen pulling Elias to safety, while another attempts to detain Walker before she makes her escape.
The car begins to catch on fire, with smoke billowing up into the air.
Elias was reportedly brought to an area hospital and treated for neck and leg injuries. Walker was arrested days later.
The victim told WCAU nothing like that had happened before between him and Walker. “We broke up, I don’t know, maybe she [is going] through something,” he said.
Walker is expected to reappear in court on April 24 for a preliminary hearing.