Hesperia woman allegedly attempts to run down resident who told her to slow down

A press release from the Hesperia office of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department:

HESPERIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
9393 SANTA FE AVENUE
HESPERIA, CA 92345

Incident: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Suspect(s): Laura Foster – 18 - Hesperia
Location: Honeysuckle/Pokeberry- Hesperia
Time/date: 9:30 p.m. – 7/16/06

SUMMARY:

At around 9:30 p.m. on, Sunday evening, an assault with a deadly weapon occurred in the area of Honeysuckle and Pokeberry in the west end of Hesperia.

The victim reported that the suspect Laura Foster, was driving fast through neighborhood streets where children were playing. The victim called to her to slow down. Foster drove about two blocks then turned her vehicle around, gunned the engine, and raced towards the victim. The victim was holding his daughter at the time and had to run to prevent being struck by Foster’s vehicle. Several neighbors witnessed the incident.

Foster was located at a residence in the 13900 block of Pinellia Street and arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and booked at the Victor Valley Jail.