This is one of those blotter items that's hard to fathom. How could any driver purposefully attempt to ram a pedestrian?

But that's exactly what the charges indicate, as Geneva police arrested Ryan Rafacz, 19, of Geneva on charges of aggravated public battery, aggravated battery with a weapon, wreckless driving and criminal damage to property.

According to reports, Rafacz swerved his Ford Taurus into and struck a skateboarder at around 6:30 p.m. April 13 in the 800 block of Dunstan Road. The victim was skateboarding on the right side of the roadway. 

The victim was injured in the left leg, right shoulder and had some scrapes on the right hand, reports said. The Arbor brand skateboard, valued at $180, was the property that was damaged.

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