UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) — A 23-year-old woman is facing attempted murder charges after police say she drove the wrong way on West Chester Pike and struck her boyfriend following an argument on New Year’s Eve.
Police in Upper Darby identified the suspect as Destenee Green.
Investigators say the violence began after the couple argued while sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot at State Road and West Chester Pike.
“He got out of the vehicle, did the right thing, knew tempers were really flaring. Got out of the vehicle and walked away,” said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.
Police say Green then drove over a sidewalk and hit the man with her 2019 Hyundai Elantra before leaving the scene.
She also hit a parked tow truck, which police say lessened the impact on her boyfriend.
The victim suffered cuts on his hand and road rash on his back but was able to walk away.
Twelve-year-old Musa Hussain said he heard the crash from inside his father’s car shop nearby.
“I just hear a crash and I look outside and he’s on the floor, the car is destroyed from the front end,” Hussain said. “If we didn’t have this truck he would have been not alive.”
Bernhardt said domestic violence incidents have been on the rise in recent weeks.
“Unfortunately we’ve seen a lot of domestic violence incidents in the past month. It’s a tough time of year. I’ve said it before, I ask everyone to take a deep breath. Stay calm, walk away,” he said.
Police say they have recovered Green’s car and are urging her to turn herself in. Pieces of the vehicle remain scattered in the parking lot where the crash occurred.
“I just don’t want to go walking there because I always go to Taco Bell to get a drink and I don’t want to walk there anymore,” Hussain said.
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