A single mother sustained a severe head injury and multiple broken bones after being violently body-slammed head-first during a shocking road-rage incident. The entire altercation was captured on video. Hailea Soares, a 31-year-old mother of two, was driving in Attleboro, Massachusetts, around 9 a.m. on Friday when the driver in front of her abruptly stopped, leading to a minor fender-bender as reported by WHDH-TV News.
The situation quickly escalated into violence when the other driver, identified as 26-year-old Rhode Island resident Gladior Kwesiah, aggressively confronted Soares. He repeatedly slammed on his brakes, causing further tension between the two drivers. Soares recounted the events, stating, “He kept slamming on his brakes and then when we got to the intersection, he hit a light and he was in front of me. As soon as we went through, we didn’t even make it across and he slammed on the brakes, so I hit him.”
Subsequently, Kwesiah exited his vehicle and forcefully pulled Soares out of her car, leading to a physical altercation. Soares mentioned that she had initially intended to take pictures of the damage when Kwesiah grabbed her phone. She attempted to defend herself, but Kwesiah proceeded to lift her off the ground and violently throw her down, an act captured on video by a witness. Soares vividly recalled the moment, stating, “I remember thinking, ‘I’m in the air right now. I’m in the air.'”
The aftermath left Soares severely injured, lying on the ground with bruises and in tears while shocked bystanders looked on. Kweshia was swiftly arrested at the scene and faced charges that included assault and battery with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious injury, malicious destruction of property, and driving without a license. He was subsequently held on a $25,000 bail.
Soares was rushed to Sturdy Memorial Hospital, where medical professionals tended to her injuries, which included a broken knee, foot, and eye socket, along with a serious head wound. Attleboro police Sgt. Kevin Sellers denounced the incident, describing it as “inappropriate and unacceptable conduct stemming from what was essentially a minor motor vehicle crash.”
In a separate interview with ABC-TV News, Soares expressed her relief at being able to return home to her children. Reflecting on the incident, she remarked, “He was just being a jerkoff on the road. I don’t know if he was having a bad day. I don’t know what that was, but if that’s the type of person he is, I don’t think he belongs in society with the rest of us.”
A GoFundMe page was set up to support Soares during her recovery, and it had garnered over $21,000 in donations by Monday morning. The community response demonstrated solidarity and empathy towards Soares as she navigated the physical and emotional aftermath of the traumatic road-rage
