Nowra woman arrested after allegedly driving car at man

A 39-year-old woman was arrested in the Nowra central business district following an incident on Wednesday, September 16. Police report that the woman was involved in an argument with a 40-year-old man before allegedly driving her vehicle toward him, resulting in the car hitting a traffic control light at the corner of Junction Street and Kinghorne Street.

No pedestrians were struck and no injuries were reported. During the subsequent arrest, two police officers were allegedly assaulted. A drug test conducted at the Nowra police station reportedly returned a positive result for cannabis. The woman was taken to a hospital under police guard for medical assessment. Police are currently investigating the incident and are seeking dashcam or mobile phone footage from witnesses.