CARTERET — A verbal dispute between two motorists turned bizarre tonight when one driver threw a hammer through a another's window near Exit 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike, police said.

The victim, identified as a 32-year-old resident of Pearl River, N.Y., had his window rolled down when the hammer sailed through and struck him in the head, according to Sgt. Adam Grossman, a spokesman for the State Police.

The man received medical attention but refused to be taken to the hospital, according to Grossman, who did not offer a description of the suspect or the type of car he was driving.

It was unclear what started the argument. Grossman said the dispute took place around 7:30 p.m. near Carteret. The victim pulled up behind a State Trooper involved in a motor vehicle stop in the area and gave a description of the alleged hammer attack a short time later.

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