Man Smashes Car Window to Keep Girlfriend From Driving Drunk: Report

A New Jersey man smashed through a car window to stop his girlfriend from driving drunk, according to a published report.

The Bergen Record reports the 25-year-old man was trying to stop his 27-year-old girlfriend from driving after they left a party early Saturday in Dumont.

The boyfriend, who was unidentified, jumped in front of the car as the woman tried to drive away on Chestnut Street, the newspaper reported. When she stopped the car, he punched through the driver’s window and grabbed the keys, cutting his right arm on the glass in the process.

The couple was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries from the glass.

The woman was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless driving, according to the Record. 

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