“I got it in my eye, sweater and mouth,” he said. “I couldn’t believe how quickly she did it, she must have approached me with a full mouth of spit. It was phlegm, I had it on my hand and it was sticky.”

Following this, Gabriele said he followed and filmed the woman and the licence plate attached to the red Toyota Corolla.

In a bid to escape him, she ran a stop sign, drove into oncoming traffic and then ran a red light at Denison Street.

“I thought to myself, screw this, I’m not going to be killed trying to find this woman,” he added.

Police suggested that he go to a doctor, which he did. Then he spoke to a civil lawyer.

“They suggested at the clinic that I have blood work done,” he added.

Gabriele said the officer who handled his case told him he may have to select the woman from a photo lineup.

He said the woman looked to be around 35, with a dark complexion, freckles, green or hazel eyes, black curly hair with small hands and white nails.

“I haven’t been able to sleep, really, I cannot forget her face,” he added. “I just keep replaying it in my head.”

Since the incident Gabriele said he hasn’t changed much other than purchasing a dash camera so that each and every interaction he has can be filmed.

Sgt. Andy Pattenden said police are currently investigating the incident.