Bloomington police are investigating an aggravated battery case involving a dispute over a parking space that occurred Saturday.\nThe complainant was standing in a parking space with her dog to save the spot for her husband outside PetSmart, 240 N. Gates Drive, Sgt. Mic Williams said, reading from a police report. A green Chevrolet Blazer began to pull into the parking space where the complainant was standing with her dog. The complainant said she heard a male voice yell to get out of the way, Williams said. She pointed to her husband's vehicle and said she was saving the space for him.\nThe complainant said the male in the green Blazer then pressed his accelerator and hit her in the knee with his bumper. The complainant said the impact moved her back several inches.\nThe complainant's husband and the male in the green blazer got out of their vehicles and exchanged words. The complainant then called the police. The male got back into his vehicle and drove away before officers arrived.\nAn officer was able to make contact with the male driver after the complainant gave him the license-plate number on the green blazer. The driver of the vehicle said he was upset and that it was a "road rage thing." Officers couldn't say for sure that the driver actually struck the complainant because there is no damage to the vehicle and the complainant sustained no injuries. Bloomington police are still talking to witnesses to determine what happened.
UPDATE: 4:51 p.m.: Police investigating aggravated battery case over a parking spot
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