Police say Austin Arthur Pare pushed the woman from a moving pickup, struck her, then denied responsibility.

JUPITER, Fla. — A 29-year-old Jupiter man is accused of pushing his former girlfriend from a moving pickup truck, running her over and leaving a bloodied scene on Center Street before telling others she caused her own injuries, police said.

Austin Arthur Pare was arrested on one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after Jupiter police said an investigation tied him to a gray Dodge pickup seen near the injured woman late April 15. The case now turns on witness accounts, physical evidence in the road, statements from the woman and a hospital phone call that police described in a probable cause affidavit.

The investigation began around 11:27 p.m. near Center Street and Privateer Court, where callers reported a blonde woman lying in or near the roadway with debris around her. One caller saw blood, a wallet, shoes and a large dark pickup nearby. By the time officers arrived, the woman and the truck were gone, but police said the street still showed signs of a violent encounter. Officers found blood spatter and personal items scattered across the pavement, including a phone, purse, shoes and a bloody towel. The items helped police identify the woman and begin checking addresses while other officers searched for the pickup.

A second witness gave police a more detailed account of the moments before the truck left. She said she first saw an object moving through the air and thought it might be a bush or tree branch. As she got closer, she realized it was a woman in a black tank top. The witness told investigators she saw a white man standing over the woman beside a matte gray pickup truck with white doors. When the witness told the man he had hit her, police said he answered, “she did it to herself.” The witness then saw the man drag the woman into the truck and drive away, according to the affidavit. She also took a photo of the vehicle, giving police another piece of evidence as the search moved away from the road.

Investigators later used license plate recognition technology to identify the vehicle as a gray Dodge pickup, police said. At about the same time, the woman arrived at Jupiter Medical Center after midnight. An off-duty officer working at the hospital saw her limping into the ambulance bay with visible abrasions. Police said she appeared to be in pain, distressed and fearful. When first asked what happened, she said she could not remember. The injuries, the abandoned belongings on Center Street and the witness statements led officers to treat the matter as more than a traffic incident. They continued to gather statements and track the truck while the woman received treatment.

The hospital became a second key location in the case after a receptionist received a call from a man who identified himself as “Austin” and asked about the woman by name, police said. When the employee asked about his relationship to her, the caller said, “she jumped out of my car,” according to the affidavit. Police said the caller claimed he and the woman had been dating for six years but refused to come to the hospital, even though he said he was nearby. The receptionist later gave a sworn statement. Investigators treated the call as important because it placed a man named Austin in contact with the hospital, showed he knew the woman was injured and gave a version of events that differed from what witnesses had already reported.

Police said the woman’s mother also gave investigators information about the relationship and the truck. She identified the pickup as Pare’s vehicle and said her daughter and Pare had been together for about six years. She also described earlier allegations of abuse, including claims that Pare had pushed her daughter out of a moving vehicle before. The affidavit does not say whether those earlier claims led to separate charges. In this case, the mother’s statement gave investigators a link between Pare, the Dodge pickup and the injured woman. Police continued questioning the woman after she had been treated and after she spoke with her mother.

The woman later gave police a fuller account of the night. She said she and Pare had been drinking on the beach before they got into an argument that continued inside his truck. On Center Street, she said, Pare physically pushed her out of the moving pickup, causing abrasions to her arms and face. She told police he then intentionally struck her with the Dodge pickup, causing more injuries. After that, she said, he loaded her back into the truck and left the area. She told investigators she was in and out of consciousness after being put back in the vehicle. When she came to, she said she was alone in the truck and began limping away to find help.

The affidavit also describes an alleged threat after the woman left the truck. Police said Pare’s mother eventually picked up the injured woman and began driving her to a hospital. Before the woman reached medical care, she told investigators, Pare’s mother threatened to harm her and her mother if she told police what had happened. It was not immediately clear from the available reports whether Pare’s mother had been charged. Police did not identify the injured woman by name in the public accounts. The charge against Pare is an allegation, and court records and police reports do not amount to a finding of guilt.

Pare was booked in Palm Beach County on April 28 and held on $40,000 bond, according to public booking information and police accounts. The aggravated battery charge is tied to the alleged use of the pickup as a deadly weapon. Police said the evidence includes witness statements, a hospital employee’s sworn statement, the woman’s account, items recovered at the scene and the vehicle information gathered during the investigation. The next listed court hearing is scheduled for July 2. Prosecutors will decide how to proceed as the case moves through Palm Beach County court.

The Center Street scene remains central to the case because it linked several parts of the investigation in one place: the blood spatter, the phone, the purse, the shoes, the towel, the witness photo and the accounts of a pickup leaving with the injured woman inside. Police said the woman’s first statement at the hospital was unclear because she said she did not remember what happened. Her later statement, combined with other evidence, gave investigators their probable cause for arrest. No public report described the full extent of her injuries beyond abrasions, limping, pain and distress.

Pare remained accused, not convicted, as of the latest public reports. The case is set to continue with a July 2 hearing, when the court record is expected to show the next procedural step in the aggravated battery charge.

Author note: Last updated May 22, 2026.