Woman struck by vehicle on Sawgrass Expressway accused of attacking driver who hit her
FORT LAUDERDALE - A woman who was hit while walking on the Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs is accused of attacking the driver who struck her.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a woman was walking in the northbound lanes near mile marker 16 when she was hit. They said the driver made an evasive maneuver to avoid striking her, but ended up partially hitting her.
The driver, identified as Aman Khan, ended up losing control and slamming into a guardrail.
That's when the woman, identified as 39-year-old Neyne Rhodes by Coral Springs police, reportedly ran up to the vehicle, opened the passenger side door, got in, and attacked Khan.
"The defendant then began clawing at the victim's face with her hands, and at one point pur her entire hand inside the victim's mouth, obstructing the victim's normal breathing pattern. The defendant then, with her other hand, attempted to gauge the victim's right eye," according to the arrest report.
Khan defended herself by hitting Rhodes in the face which led her to get and make a run for it. But she didn't get far.
After entering a drainage culvert that travels under the northbound lane and into the median, she became trapped.
Rescue workers had to lift the drainage grate to free her. According to police, Rhodes' purse was found near the drain, and inside was a glass pipe containing marijuana and a clear container whose contents tested positive as bath salts.
Both Rhodes and Khan were taken to Broward North Medical Center for their injuries.
