Road Rage on Long Island: Man accused of deliberately running into woman during fight in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Long Island (WABC) — A Long Island man was arrested and charged with hitting a woman with his car during a road rage incident last weekend.

John Ardolino, 41, is charged with assault, reckless endangerment, menacing and leaving the scene of an incident.

The incident happened just after 1pm on Saturday as the 28-year-old victim was backing out of a parking space on Long Beach Road.

Police say Ardolino began honking at her and prevented her from leaving in his vehicle. He then got out of the car and punched the driver’s side window while yelling at her.

Authorities say he opened her door, grabbed the victim’s arm and tried to hit her.

He let go of her and returned to his car. At that point, the victim got out of her car to take a photo of Ardolino’s license plate.

That’s when police say he pulled his car into line and hit the victim, forcing her onto the hood. He continued driving and the victim was eventually thrown from the hood of the car.

She was taken to hospital for examination and treatment.

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