ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A man has been accused of intentionally striking pedestrians in Royal Oak on Feb. 23.
Police say officers arrived at a nightclub in the area of Fifth and Main Street and discovered two people had been struck by a vehicle.
Officers determined a fight between two groups occurred earlier inside the basement of the Jolly Pumpkin. Security removed the two groups from the club and a man from one of the groups got into a Buick Rendezvous and appeared to intentionally strike the female victim, turn, and then strike the male victim.
The vehicle struck two signs and a parked vehicle before backing over the male victim again. The driver then fled the area.
The victims were treated for non life-threatening injuries.
Manhal Najib of Sterling Heights was arraigned Saturday. He has been charged with two counts of felonious assault with a motor vehicle, two counts of failure to stop at the scene of a personal injury accident, one count of failure to stop after a collision and one count of failure to report accident to fixtures.
His bond was set at $250,000.