SAN JOSE (KRON) — Police in San Jose are cracking down on illegal fireworks this Fourth of July weekend, as a woman was hurt by an explosive thrown from a car.

Residents in San Jose’s Evergreen neighborhood said they heard on Tuesday evening the explosion of what is thought to be an illegal M-80. These explosives are very powerful.

Someone tossed it from a passing car and injured a woman who was walking along the sidewalk here on Remmington Way.

Sharon Magdaleno’s husband rushed outside to help the woman.

Other neighbors said the woman appeared to have lost her ability to hear for a time. She was transported and treated at a local hospital.

It is not the first time those who live around nearby Boggini Park have heard the sound of fireworks, but they are bracing for more of the same this weekend.

It is not clear if the woman was deliberately targeted, but M-80s, firecrackers, bottle rockets, and similar fireworks are illegal in San Jose.

Under a new law, violators could be slapped with a $500 fine.

If caught, the perpetrators of this crime could face more serious charges.