On June 13, 2010 at 12:48 AM officer Matthew Damatta was responding to a fight call while on the 100 block of W. Elizabeth Ave. when he was nearly struck head-on by another vehicle, a 2005 Nissan Murano. He avoided the collision and continued on, but soon returned to the area to look for the vehicle that nearly struck him. He was then approached by a female, age 31, of Linden, who told him that she was driving the Nissan with her boyfriend in the passenger seat while they were having an argument. When they saw the approaching police vehicle with lights and siren activated, the male passenger grabbed the steering wheel and pushed her leg to depress the gas pedal further, telling her, "we’re going to die head-on into the police car". Their car then came to an abrupt stop before it was able to strike the police car, and the female jumped out of the vehicle and ran from the scene. Additional officers then searched for the vehicle and found it parked on Lumber St. The male, identified as Krzystof Jaworowski, age 33, of Linden, was asleep inside the vehicle. He was then placed under arrest and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of terroristic threats, and nine motor vehicle charges including DWI, refusal to submit to a breath test, reckless driving, and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. He was transported to the county jail in lieu of $37,500.00 bail with a court date set for June 18, 2010.