Alachua County mother charged after hitting truck carrying 2-year-old daughter, deputies say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — A 23-year-old mother faces aggravated assault charges after Alachua County deputies say she intentionally used her vehicle to strike a pickup truck carrying her 2-year-old daughter.

According to the arrest report, Anna Lewis arrived at her parents’ home on Saturday while intoxicated. Her ex-husband was at the home visiting their daughter at the time.

The father told deputies he feared a fight and left with the child in his pickup truck. Lewis allegedly followed the vehicle and struck the driver’s side of the truck.

Lewis was charged with aggravated assault for using her vehicle as a deadly weapon and child abuse.

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