Crime & Safety

Woman Assaulted at McDonald's Drive-Thru in Trenton

The following information was supplied by the Trenton Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A 40-year-old woman told Trenton police she was assaulted while waiting at a McDonald's drive-thru on West Road at about 10:20 a.m. March 23.

The woman said she began placing her order in the drive-thru when a white male began honking and yelling obscenities at her.

The man then moved his truck closer and closer to her sport utility vehicle until striking the rear bumper, according to a Trenton police report.

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The woman said she believed the man struck her bumper four times, but only felt one "bump," according to the same report.

A McDonald's employee instructed the woman to drive her car away from the man, who then picked up his order and drove away.

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The employee told police the man was belligerent when he received his order.

The employee obtained the man's license plate number and gave it to police.

Trenton police went to the man's residence in Woodhaven where they found him inside the home.

The man told police the woman had cut him off and admitted to honking and yelling at the woman, and that he "may have" struck her bumper, according the report.

Police said the man's 13-year-old son was in the truck at the time of the incident.

The woman told police she was unsure if she would pursue charges.

A manager at the McDonald's gave police officers surveillance video of the incident.

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