JOLIET, Ill. - A driver was accused of hitting and pinning a woman with a car in a Walmart parking lot in southwest suburban Joliet on Tuesday afternoon.

Officers responded to the scene at the Walmart at 2424 W. Jefferson Street around 2:18 p.m., according to the Joliet Police Department.

What we know:

Investigators learned that a Chevrolet Cruze, driven by a 37-year-old man, backed out of a parking spot and hit a Ford Escape that was stopped in the lane waiting for another uninvolved car to back out, police said.

After that initial crash, two women, the female driver and the 74-year-old passenger, from the Escape got out of their car to check the damage and speak with the driver of the Cruze.

During that interaction, police believe that the driver of the Cruze began driving in

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