Driver admits to making an attempt to run over man unloading children from a car on Christmas Eve, police say

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake Metropolis Cops took a driver into custody after he admitted to trying to crash his automotive into a person parked on the facet of S. 1100 West on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 24.

Michael Norvell, 51, faces expenses of tried murder, aggravated assault, reckless driving, driving underneath the affect, failure to cease or yield, failure to carry out the duties of a driver after a crash leading to accidents, and having no license plate seen from 100 ft.

The crash occurred shortly earlier than 3:40 p.m. when the sufferer, who was on the town visiting household for the vacation, was parked on the facet of the street, serving to to unload three kids inside. Norvell, who was driving previous the scene, allegedly accelerated his automotive and slammed into the sufferer’s SUV.

The sufferer instructed police he narrowly prevented damage by leaping onto the hood of Norvell’s car on the final second. The impression threw the sufferer to the bottom, and he instructed police he believed he would have been killed had he not jumped. He was not critically injured, and not one of the kids within the SUV have been injured.

Norvell then allegedly left the scene, although group members helped information officers to his location.

Police stated Norvell admitted to deliberately crashing his car into the SUV, although police have been unable to discover a connection between the 2 males, as a substitute calling it an “remoted incident.”

Expenses are solely allegations, and each arrested particular person is presumed harmless until and till confirmed responsible past an inexpensive doubt.

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