Amber Jayanth

Fox19

WESTWOOD, OH (FOX19) – A woman is in jail after Cincinnati Police confirmed they were investigating a road rage incident on Wednesday.

Police say it all started when a driver rammed into the back of a black car.

Investigators say 29-year-old Jasmine Cheatham was the driver in the car that was hit, and a mother along with her 3-month-old son were in the backseat.

The mother didn't want to be identified, but said as soon as the car jerked she went into protection mode.

"My mind immediately went to my child. Is my child OK. My blood was flying out of my face it was on his car seat so I had to make sure it wasn't coming from him and it was only coming from me," she said.

Police said Cheatham jumped out of the car and started shooting at the silver car that hit her.

According to police, the driver in the silver car quickly drove off after the shots were fired. One of the bullets hit the car before the vehicle took off

The mother in Cheatham's back seat isn't sure if a bullet grazed her or if it was debris from the crash that left a gash in her face.

"It looked like something was bending into my face with flames. Then I heard the shots. I had to get out of the car. That's the only thing get my baby to safety," she said.



She said she doesn't know Cheatham, but heard she was running a fake ride share service through a friend and called Cheatham to run a few errands for her son's birthday party this weekend, who will be turning two.

"I gave her the money for the ride we got in the car," said the mother.



However, she never expected it to end in a crash and a shootout. Everything she bought for her son's birthday party was left behind in the banged up trunk.

"By the looks of the car from the news I believe everything in there is totaled. I'm never getting a ride from anybody I don't know again that's for sure. I'm just glad that my baby's safe," she said.

Her baby wasn't hurt in the crash. The mother had to get stitches, but is doing OK.

Cheatham remains in jail charged with having weapons under disability due to a previous robbery conviction.

Enquirer media partner Fox19 provided this report.