FAIRHOPE, Ala. — A woman driving a golf cart near Pier Avenue was hurt Monday when someone threw a bottle that broke her windshield and struck her hand, Fairhope police said. No arrest has been made.
The woman told police the incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2. She said that as she drove, a person threw a bottle toward her, and it broke the windshield and hit her hand.
Fairhope police, the Fairhope Fire Department and an ambulance responded and met with the woman. She told responders she thought her hand was broken. Emergency medical personnel attended to her, and police searched the area for the suspect. The reports provided did not include a description of the person who threw the bottle, or say whether the woman was taken to a hospital or what her injuries turned out to be.
How police classified the case
Police have classified the incident as third-degree assault. In Alabama, a person commits assault in the third degree when, among other things, the person intends to cause physical injury to someone and causes physical injury to any person. Third-degree assault is a Class A misdemeanor under Alabama law. No one has been charged.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Fairhope Police Department.
