Little Ferry man who police said ran over girlfriend indicted for attempted murder

ONLY ON CVP: A grand jury has brought attempted murder charges against a Little Ferry man who police said punched his girlfriend in the face, then ran her over and dragged her with his car before fleeing.

Jerry DeMarco

08/10/2014 2:46 p.m.

Oscar Pedraza, 18, turned himself in the day after the May 9 incident on West Fifth Street.

Police said he knocked the 32-year-old down with his car and dragged her before taking off. She was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries.

The 5-foot-6, 300-pound Pedraza remained held on $385,000 bail in the Bergen County Jail.

The indictment returned in Hackensack charges him with:

purposely attempting to cause the woman’s death;
attempting to cause bodily injury to her with a deadly weapon;
leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in serious bodily injury;
causing bodily injury to a victim knowing that she was physically helpless and unable to care for herself.

He also was served with a domestic violence restraining order.

MUGSHOT: Courtesy MOONACHIE PD

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