By Chris Taylor
Murray, KY – A Murray woman is charged with attempted murder after allegedly hitting a man with her car last week. Police accuse 23-year-old Teresa Lawrence of hitting 23-year-old Joseph Tessier at a high rate of speed after a verbal argument took place on Calloway Avenue. A witness told police Lawrence pulled away in her car, but then turned around, revved to high speed and struck Tessier before driving off. Tessier is being treated at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville for a head injury. Lawrence is being held in the Calloway County Jail on the attempted murder charge and for leaving the scene of an accident without rendering aid.