Pregnant Woman Fights Off Would-Be Carjacker

Police say a woman who is seven months pregnant fought off a man who tried to pull her out of her car at a red light in Manchester Township in southern New Jersey.

The 23-year-old Toms River resident was stopped on Route 571 just before 11 p.m. Thursday when a man opened the driver's door, grabbed the woman and attempted to yank her out, officials said. 

The woman fought the man off and drove away.

The Asbury Park Press reports the woman suffered injuries to her neck and knuckles.

Authorities released a sketch of the suspect (above), and ask anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact police at 732-657-6111.

News of this attempted carjacking comes around the same time that another woman thrwated a carjacking, this time in Philadelphia. In the Philly incident, the woman was asleep when a man broke into her car and drove off. The woman was able to turn off the car causing the suspect the flee on foot.

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