YORK, Pa. (UPI) -- Hours after a Maryland man proposed to his girlfriend and got a "yes," he was charged with punching her and hitting her on the head with a steering wheel lock.
Pennsylvania state police said Stephen Mujerm, 40, popped the question at a New Year's party near York, Pa., to girlfriend Victorine Taboh, and all was well until the pair and another passenger set out for their homes in Maryland with Mujerm at the wheel. Police said both Taboh and the other passenger complained Mujerm was driving recklessly. He stopped the car and reportedly began arguing with his new fiancee at the roadside.
Taboh reportedly grabbed the steering wheel lock and smashed the windows of Mujerm's car. The passenger told authorities Mujerm punched Taboh before swinging the wheel lock at her head, which knocked her unconscious.
She was taken to York Hospital, treated and released with no serious injuries, the York Dispatch reported.
Mujerm was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangering and driving while under the influence of alcohol.
There was no indication of whether the engagement was still intact.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
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