{"id":76503,"date":"2026-01-02T22:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76503\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T22:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T22:29:09","slug":"woman-sought-for-allegedly-running-over-boyfriend-with-her-car-in-upper-darby-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/76503\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman sought for allegedly running over boyfriend with her car in Upper Darby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) &#8212; A 23-year-old woman is facing attempted murder charges after police say she drove the wrong way on West Chester Pike and struck her boyfriend following an argument on New Year&#8217;s Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police in Upper Darby identified the suspect as Destenee Green.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Destenee Green\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18343431_010225-wpvi-destenee-green-img.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators say the violence began after the couple argued while sitting in a Taco Bell parking lot at State Road and West Chester Pike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;He got out of the vehicle, did the right thing, knew tempers were really flaring. Got out of the vehicle and walked away,&#8221; said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police say Green then drove over a sidewalk and hit the man with her 2019 Hyundai Elantra before leaving the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">She also hit a parked tow truck, which police say lessened the impact on her boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim suffered cuts on his hand and road rash on his back but was able to walk away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Twelve-year-old Musa Hussain said he heard the crash from inside his father&#8217;s car shop nearby.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I just hear a crash and I look outside and he&#8217;s on the floor, the car is destroyed from the front end,&#8221; Hussain said. &#8220;If we didn&#8217;t have this truck he would have been not alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Bernhardt said domestic violence incidents have been on the rise in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Unfortunately we&#8217;ve seen a lot of domestic violence incidents in the past month. It&#8217;s a tough time of year. I&#8217;ve said it before, I ask everyone to take a deep breath. Stay calm, walk away,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police say they have recovered Green&#8217;s car and are urging her to turn herself in. Pieces of the vehicle remain scattered in the parking lot where the crash occurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;I just don&#8217;t want to go walking there because I always go to Taco Bell to get a drink and I don&#8217;t want to walk there anymore,&#8221; Hussain said.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPPER DARBY, Pa. 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