A Hazel Park woman is charged with felony assault in Ferndale after police say she rammed her car into an Uber Eats delivery car driven by another woman who refused to deliver to the suspect’s residence.
Sheriann Goodman, 18, is set for a preliminary examination at 1 p.m. Thursday in Ferndale 43rd District Court on the incident, which happened April 22.
The Uber Eats driver, a Birmingham woman in a Mercedes, told police that once she got to the suspect’s delivery destination in Hazel Park she was concerned.
“She stated she felt uncomfortable exiting her vehicle because it was dark outside and there was no exterior lighting on the house she was delivering food to,” said Evan Ahlin, Ferndale police communications liaison.
Ahlin said the driver texted a message to the person she was delivering to, expressing her apprehension to get out of her car, and asked the person to come outside and meet her.
“No one came out or messaged the (Uber driver) back,” Ahlin said.
As the delivery driver was driving away she called Uber Eats to let them know she couldn’t deliver the food, police said.
While the Birmingham woman was driving away she noticed a red Kia sedan following her, but didn’t think anything of it at first, police said.
“Then the suspect vehicle got close to the victim’s vehicle and actually struck the Uber Eats driver’s vehicle,” Ahlin said, “ and then periodically pushed the victim’s car from behind.”
The suspect drove aggressively and got in front of the other woman’s vehicle, who put her car in reverse and called 911, police said.
“As the victim phoned 911, the suspect then struck the rear right side of the victim’s car, causing it to drive over the curb and onto the grass area” between the street and sidewalk on southbound Hilton Road near Nine Mile Road, Ahlin said.
The suspect then fled the scene shortly before officers arrived there and met the Birmingham woman, noting the damage to her car and beginning an investigation, police said.
Ferndale police then used the Flock traffic cameras that were set up in Ferndale last year that have automated license plate readers and take photos of license plates of all vehicles that travel in eight different areas in the city.
Ferndale police said they were to get a license plate number of the suspect’s car, which allowed them to identify Goodman as the suspect.
Police submitted their investigation to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s office, which issued a warrant against Goodman.
Police said the suspect was notified and turned herself in and was arraigned on May 7.
Goodman has been free on a $5,000 personal bond since then that prohibits her from possessing any dangerous weapons or having contact with the Uber Eats driver.
The felony assault charge against Goodman is punishable by up to four years in prison and a $2,000 fine.