Fleeing Driver With 5-year-old in Car Hits Police Officer in Trenton, NJ

TRENTON — A woman who fled a traffic stop hit a police officer as she tried to make her getaway with her 5-year-old daughter in the car.

Police pulled over Tempestt Isom, 36, of Trenton, on North Clinton and Hart avenues around 11:30 PM on numerous prior motor vehicle violations, according to Trenton police Lt. Nate Bolognini.

Isom struck an officer in the leg as she drove off and led police on a brief two-block pursuit. The officer was not injured.

Isom lost control of her Buick sedan in the area of the Regal Bar and hit a parked vehicle. She tried to run from the scene but was arrested.

Numerous charges

The woman was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, alluding, endangering the welfare of a child and several motor vehicle violations.

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The girl was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton to be checked.

Peterson's Breaking News of Trenton was first to report on this incident.