Trial begins for man accused of intentionally running over woman

The trial is underway for a man accused of intentionally ramming a Douglas County woman with his car and then running her over in June.

Dewey Green, 23, is facing charges of aggravated assault, malice murder and felony murder in the death of Janice Pitts, 53.

Pitts' daughter, Iesha Davis, gave an emotional testimony in Douglas County Superior Court Thursday.

“The truck proceeded to hit us again and again, repeatedly,” said Pitts’ daughter, Iesha Davis.

Davis said her mother was driving her to work on the afternoon of June 25, 2014. Davis’ 4-year-old son was in a rear car seat. At an intersection along Highway 5, a black truck began bumping into the rear of her mother's SUV. The truck then backed up slightly and her mother, who was driving, went out to investigation.

Davis said as her mother inspected the damage to her bumper and rear panel, the truck driver accelerated and pinned her between his truck and her SUV.

"I run around to the back side and see my mom pinned up against the side. I immediately jumped up on the truck and started banging on the window for him to stop. I said, 'Please, you're crushing my mother. You're crushing my mom. Please stop,'" Davis said through tears in court Wednesday.

Davis said Green ignored her pleas and then ran over her mother.

"I tried to put the SUV in neutral. Then the two right tires of the truck ran my mother over. At this point he's coming at an angle, so I think he's coming for me so I ran back to the other side," said Davis.

Witnesses say Green then went up over the median, came across a grassy knoll and ended up sideways across Bill Arp Road where witnesses managed to stop him.

During the daughter's gripping testimony the defendant shed tears. His attorney earlier told the jury Green accidentally hit the victim's truck and suffered a head injury. He said the defendant didn't fully comprehend what was going on.

"What she didn't know at the time, was at the first impact, Mr. Green hit his head. He had no visible mark, that's what seemed to have confused the police," said defense attorney William Head.