A Minnesota woman is facing charges after police say she rammed her car into her boyfriend on the way to therapy, following a day of arguing.
According to a police affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, 30-year-old Veronica Roleen Gast is facing charges of second-degree assault and criminal vehicular operation,”bodily harm, gross negligence, and domestic assault.”
The incident happened Wednesday when Gast drove with her boyfriend to a therapy session to work on their relationship. While in the car, the boyfriend decided to break up and asked Gast to take him home.
Instead, Gast allegedly stopped the car in the middle of the road and ordered him to get out. The victim exited and walked in front of the vehicle, heading for the sidewalk. As he passed in front of the car, Gast locked eyes with him, then accelerated, trying to run him over, the affidavit stated.
The boyfriend rolled over the hood, and smashed into the windshield, shattering it. He suffered a laceration to his right elbow.
“The defendant admitted that as she was pulling away, she hit the victim with her vehicle. The defendant said she slowed down and stopped to call the police. The defendant said she was in shock at hitting the victim, so she did not stop right away, but let off the gas,” a police report said.
Gast told officers the windshield crack wasn’t caused by his body but by him punching it. It’s unclear whether Gast sustained any injuries.
The police report stated that the couple had been dating for about a year and lived together.
[Feature Photo: Veronica Gast/Otter Tail Detention Facility]
