Woman charged with intentionally running over boyfriend

A 58-year-old woman was arrested after police say she intenionally ran over her boyfriend with her car and then fled the scene.

Tarpon Springs investigators say the vicitm was walking south along Pinellas Avenue when his girlfriend, 58-year-old Kathy Wolanin, began driving behind him on the grass.



Wolanin lightly struck him with 1998 Mercury Sable, at which point he began banging on her hood, according to Lt. Barbara Templeton. That's when she sped up and hit him a 2nd time, this time knocking him into the road, Templeton said. Wolanin fled the scene but returned a short time later and was taken into custody.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was flown to Bayfront Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Wolanin is charged with attempted murder.