At around 5:30 PM, an argument occurred at a gas station on Windraak. A man and a woman had a conflict with another man. When the man and woman left the gas station, the suspect deliberately hit them from behind. The 32-year-old woman from Munstergeleen was injured and taken by ambulance to the hospital in Heerlen. The 34-year-old man from Sittard was unharmed. The suspect left the scene immediately after the accident.
The police immediately began an investigation and were able to arrest the suspect shortly thereafter at his address in Hoensbroek. The 26-year-old man is suspected of attempted murder, serious assault, and leaving the scene of the accident.