Police searching for man who assaulted woman, hit her with vehicle in Laurel

Police searching for man who assaulted woman, hit her with vehicle in Laurel

ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING HER --DRAGGING HER INTO A CAR ANDTHEN DRIVING AWAY WITH HER.THIS HAPPENED AT A MCDONALD'SON WASHINGTON BOULEVARD INLAUREL ON WEDNESDAY.

WMAR-2NEWS' MARK ROPER IS THERERIGHT NOW..

MARK, WHAT CLUESDO POLICE HAVE SO FAR?POLICE WERE CALLED TO THISMCDONALD'S ALONG ROUTE ONE INLAUREL JUST BEFORE NOON ONWEDNESDAY -- FOR A REPORT OF AWOMAN BEING ASSAULTED.

ANDSOMEONE STANDING NEARBY -- NOTONLY SAW WHAT HAPPENED BUTRECORDED IT ON THEIR CELLPHONE.

TAKE A LOOK AT THISVIDEO RELEASED BY HOWARDCOUNTY POLICE.

AT FIRST -- YOUCAN SEE SOME TYPE OFALTERCATION HAPPENING INSIDETHE WHITE AUDI AT THE TOP OFYOUR SCREEN.

A WOMAN GETS OUTOF THE CAR AND THEN THE DRIVERTAKES OFF.

THE WOMAN APPEARSTO COMPOSE HERSELF AND WALKTOWARDS A WHITE PICKUP TRUCK.IT'S AT THAT POINT THE WHITEAUDI RETURNS TO THE PARKINGLOT AND RAMS INTO THE PICKUPTRUCK -- KNOCKING THE WOMAN TOTHE GROUND.

THE MAN THEN GETSOUT OF THE CAR OPENS UP THEREAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ANDDRAGS HER TOWARDS THE CAR ANDPUTS HER INTO THE BACKSEAT.DETECTIVES HOPE PUTTING THISVIDEO OUT THERE WILL HELP THEMCATCH THE MAN SEEN IN THISVIDEO STRIKING THE WOMAN.

THEDRIVER THEN TAKES OFF ONCEAGAIN -- THIS TIME WITH THEWOMAN INSIDE HIS CAR.

THESUSPECT'S CAR IS DESCRIBED ASA 2018 -- 2020 WHITE AUDI Q3OR Q5.

IT HAS A PAPER --MARYLAND TEMPORARY TAG.

THEAUDI HAS DAMAGE TO THEDRIVER'S SIDE FRONT QUARTERPANEL -- HEADLIGHT AND GRILL-- ALL FROM THE IMPACT OFHITTING THE WOMAN AND THEPICKUP.

MEANWHILE POLICEBELIEVE THE WOMAN MAY NEED TOBE TREATED FOR HER INJURIES.DETECTIVES SEARCHED THE AREAFOR CLUES AND CHECKED LOCALHOSPITALS BUT SO FAR THEYHAVENWOMANIF ANYTHING ON THAT VIDEOLOOKS FAMILIAR TO YOUASKED TO CALL HOWARD COUNTYPOLICE.

LIVE IN LAUREL MARKROPERBREAKING OVERNIGHT.

POLICE AREINVESTIGATING A CRAS