Long Jetty: Woman charged after allegedly hitting man carrying a baby with a car

A woman allegedly ran down a man carrying a 10 month old baby with a car after a fight between the couple on the NSW Central Coast.

A woman has been charged over allegations she ran down a man carrying a 10-month old baby. Picture: Sue Graham

A Central Coast woman who allegedly struck a man carrying a baby with her vehicle has been charged.

NSW Police have released a statement saying that Tuggerah Lakes Police District were told a man, aged 36, and woman, aged 42, had a verbal argument at a home on Anzac Rd, Long Jetty, about 11pm on Tuesday.

The man left the house with the couple’s 10-month-old child.

Police will allege the woman then drove a car towards the man, who was carrying the child, hitting them both.

The woman took the injured child to The Entrance Police Station where he was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for head and facial injuries before being taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition.

The woman was charged with six offences including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm.

The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Wyong Hospital in a stable condition.

A crime scene was set up by officers attached to the Crash Investigation Unit.

The woman was taken to Gosford Hospital for testing before she was taken to Gosford Police Station where she was charged with six offences.

These include dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – drive manner dangerous, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, fail to stop and assist after impact cause injury, common assault (domestic violence-related) and two counts of drive motor vehicle during disqualification period.

The woman has been granted conditional bail to appear before Wyong Local Court on March 2.