Crime & Safety
Report: Man's Burns Require Surgery After Girlfriend Drives Over Him
Christine A. Meyers was charged with aggravated domestic battery after prosecutors claim she ran over her live-in boyfriend, who was burned on his chest, back and in his groin area, the Chicago Tribune reports.
A Tinley Park woman faces a felony charge after she allegedly ran over her boyfriend in the driveway of the house they both lived in, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Christine A. Meyers, 23, of the 17700 block of South Ridgeland Avenue, was charged with aggravated domestic battery Sunday, Dec. 16, after prosecutors claimed she drove over her boyfriend who was on the ground in front of the vehicle, the report stated.
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She is being held on $100,000 bail at Cook County Jail, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office website. Her next court date is Tuesday, Dec. 18, at the Bridgeview Courthouse.
According to the Tribune report, Meyers and her boyfriend were arguing after she picked him up from a bar Friday. The boyfriend got out of the car when they reached their home and laid down in front of the car, the report stated.
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That's when Meyers drove forward, causing burning her boyfriend's chest, back and scrotum, which required surgery, the report continued.
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