---
title: "Watch A Pregnant Woman Run Over Would-Be Thief in a Walmart Parking Lot"
description: "That escalated quickly."
date: "2017-06-29"
modified: "2017-06-29"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12018/watch-a-pregnant-woman-run-over-would-be-thief-in-a-walmart-parking-lot"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "Crime"
  - "police"
  - "Walmart"
---

# Watch A Pregnant Woman Run Over Would-Be Thief in a Walmart Parking Lot

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A Walmart parking lot can sometimes feel like a lawless, cursed land, full of alternating moments of terror and ennui. Maybe that's why a 26-year-old pregnant woman decided to take the law into her own hands and run down a man who allegedly tried to break into her [Ford Explorer](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/3140/ford-explorer-platinum-quick-review>) Sport in Asheville, North Carolina yesterday.

[According to *KXAN*,](<https://kxan.com/2017/06/29/shocking-video-of-woman-running-down-alleged-thief/>) Christine Braswell was walking back to her SUV in the local [Walmart](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/7076/coming-soon-walmart-car-sales>) parking lot when she saw a man attempting to break into the vehicle. When the man noticed her approaching and ran away, Braswell started to chase him on foot, but being five months pregnant slowed her down a bit. So she did the next best thing, hopping into the driver's seat and running down the would-be thief.

“I chased a little ways then come \[sic\] back, jumped in the car, throwed \[sic\] it in gear and came across the curb and ran him over. I was not going to let him get away with it. It’s not right, it’s not fair,” Braswell told *KXAN*.

According to police, the man received minor injuries and was charged with larceny, breaking and entering, and damage to property. Braswell herself was charged with assault, because, well, you're not allowed to try and kill someone for stealing from you, no matter how satisfying it felt at the time.

https://youtube.com/embed/7UyA7V87NjA

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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