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Talika Lesaine, of Newark, appears in court in Jersey City today, Nov. 16, 2016, on charges she drove about 2.5 miles with a woman clinging to the hood of her Honda Accord following an accident at Communipaw Avenue and Route 440 on Oct. 29.

JERSEY CITY - A Newark woman is accused of driving more than two miles with a woman clinging to the hood of her Honda Accord following an accident in Jersey City last month.

Talika Lesaine, 30, of North 13th Street, is charged with aggravated assault, endangering an injured victim by hitting her with her vehicle and possession of a weapon - the car - for an unlawful purpose, the criminal complaint says.

A court official said that following the accident - which occurred at Communipaw Avenue and Route 440 on Oct. 29 - Lesaine allegedly tried to leave the scene but the victim grabbed one of the Accord's windshield wipers.

The complaint says the victim was struck by the Accord and thrown onto its hood where she clung for her life as Lesaine drove to Danforth Avenue near Garfield Avenue. At that point, Lesaine allegedly hit the bakes and sent the woman flying off the Accord before fleeing, the complaint states.

According to the court document, witnesses supplied authorities with Lesaine's license plate number. Probable cause for the charges was also listed as the victim's statement and her identification of Lesaine in a photo array, the complaint states.

Lesaine's bail was set at $30,000 with a 10 percent cash option when she made her first appearance on the charges this afternoon in Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City via video link from Hudson County jail in Kearny.

Her next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 4 before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Paul DePascale.