Man trying to save spot for wife gets run over

[March 05, 2009]  LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities said a man intentionally ran over another man who was trying to save a parking spot at a gas station on Monday.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office reported that the victim was standing in a spot to reserve it for his wife at the Murphy USA gas station.

The man saving the spot told deputies that he held up his hands when another man pulled up to the line, but the man drove forward and hit him in the knees.

When the victim yelled at the man to stop, authorities said the suspect pulled forward and hit the man again, causing bruising and swelling. Other witnesses backed up the victim's story.

The suspect was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery.

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