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The aftermath of an accident on Sandhill Road and Emerald Road on Sept. 20, 2014. (Courtesy Kaitlyn Brady.)

A driver is charged with third-degree aggravated assault after allegedly ramming her car into a motorcyclist in South Brunswick.

Samantha Lawrence, 24, of North Brunswick, was charged Thursday night after an investigation into the road rage incident on Sept. 20. She allegedly struck Erik Schmitt, 22, near the intersection of Sandhill Road and Emerald Road, after the two got into an argument.

Schmitt was in the hospital for two days with a concussion and road rash. Schmitt is a volunteer firefighter and a vice president of the Kendall Park Fire Department.

According to South Brunswick police, the incident started on Route 1 near Sandhill Road. Schmitt thought Lawrence, in a Pontiac, was following too closely behind his Harley Davidson. So he motioned for her to back off, police said. Lawrence passed Schmitt, and skimmed his motorcycle's saddle bag, police said.

On Sandhill Road, Lawrence slowed down to make a left turn, and Schmitt pulled up next to her, yelled at her, and smacked her side view mirror, police said.

And that's when things escalated. According to witnesses, Lawrence and Schmitt were driving down Sandhill Road, passing other vehicles in the double yellow, with Lawrence's Pontiac right behind Schmitt's motorcycle as she allegedly chased him down the road.

Schmitt was trying to turn onto Emerald when Lawrence rear-ended him, ejecting him from the bike.

Schmitt was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick by the Kendall Park Rescue Squad.

Lawrence was released on her own recognizance pending her first court date.

The incident was investigated by Traffic Officer Jesse Blake and Detective Mike Pellino.