GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A Glen Burnie antheral was arrested past week aft constabulary said helium intentionally deed a crossing defender with his car and caller video sheds a airy connected the incidental — which raises immoderate questions successful the constabulary report.
New video released captured the incidental Thursday greeting astatine the intersection of Shetlands Lane and Tam O Shanter Glen successful which constabulary accidental 32-year-old Joe Hernandez assaulted a schoolhouse crossing defender by intentionally hitting her with his bluish Tesla.
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But the information video captured by a neighbour seems to amusement otherwise.
“When I archetypal looked done it, I didn’t spot it. Like I missed it. I didn’t cognize it was an incident,” said Howard Wang, captured incidental connected information camera.
In the video, you tin spot Hernandez successful his bluish tesla afloat stopped. The crossing defender motions him guardant to fto a car walk by, past helium stops again.
Moments later, the crossing defender is seen backing up adjacent his bumper. Then, Hernandez backs followed by an speech of words.
A constabulary serviceman walks over, much words are exchanged and Hernandez drives away.
“No, no, no. It doesn’t adjacent look similar she got wounded astatine all. Cause she was mean afterward. She continued to bash her occupation afterwards,” said Wang.
Wang, who’s information video captured the incident, told WJZ helium doesn’t deliberation Hernandez did thing wrong.
“I don’t deliberation she got hit. Because if you look astatine the video. She was up against the bumper. Like earlier the car adjacent moved,” said Wang.”He had his instrumentality turned. So helium straightened the instrumentality and past backed up astatine the aforesaid time, that’s astir apt what she felt. That’s it.”
Charging documents uncover that Hernandez is charged with 7 violations — including reckless driving, negligent driving and nonaccomplishment to render assistance to an injured person.
Hernandez’s lawyer said the charges are wholly false.
Anne Arundel County constabulary said they are alert of the video and are investigating.