Turee J. Gale, 43, of Mundelein.

Prosecutors say a woman attacked another woman and then ran her over with her car, dragging her 100 feet along the roadway, following a court hearing the two attended in Waukegan.

Turee J. Gale, 43, of Mundelein, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery in a public place.

The Waukegan Police Department responded around 11:50 a.m. on January 18 to the area of Sheridan Road and Grand Avenue for a report of an aggravated battery.

A police report said officers learned an 18-year-old woman was involved in an altercation with her ex-boyfriend’s mother, identified as Gale.

Gale used her white Nissan SUV to strike the 18-year-old woman and then flee from the scene, the report said.

Officers located Gale at Grand Avenue and Indiana Street and arrested her.

Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Vukovich said Gale and the 18-year-old woman attended a court hearing at the Lake County Courthouse, just blocks away, prior to the incident.

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The court hearing was for a case where the 18-year-old is a victim of a domestic battery allegedly committed by Gale’s son, Vukovich said.

The 18-year-old left the court hearing and began walking toward the McDonald’s at Grand Avenue and Sheridan Road where she was going to be picked up by a family member.

While walking along Sheridan Road, Gale approached the victim in her Nissan and stopped in the middle of the road, Vukovich said.

Vukovich said Gale grabbed the woman by the hair, threw her to the ground and punched her multiple times.

Surveillance video captured the victim getting up and being chased by Gale.

Gale got into her car and drove forward, striking the victim who got caught under the front tire of the car, Vukovich said.

The victim was dragged almost 100 feet and left lying in the street, at which point Gale got out of her car and did something to the victim, Vukovich said.

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The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with several injuries.

The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a petition to detain Gale pending trial, calling her a real and present threat to the victim and community.

A public defender for Gale said her child is disabled and requires care. Her father is also disabled and requires her care.

The attorney said Gale has cancer and receives treatment on a daily basis.

Lake County Judge Ari Fisz denied the state’s attorney’s office’s petition to detain Gale during a detention hearing held last week.

The judge found the proof was great that Gale committed the offense and that she poses a danger to the victim and the community.

Fisz said he found that pre-trial release conditions, including electronic home monitoring, could be imposed to mitigate the safety risk to the victim.

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Fisz, noting that his decision to release Gale was because of her daily cancer treatment, warned the woman that if she violated any of the court’s conditions she would be jailed.

A status of preliminary hearing is scheduled for February 6 in the case.