Pittsburgh Pirates Player Helpless as Man Attacks Wife in Traffic Dispute
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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh police say a man attacked the wife of Pirates catcher Chris Snyder in a traffic dispute while Snyder sat in the car, unable to get out because he'd had back surgery.
Investigators say Carla Snyder and the scooter-riding man, Subhash Arjanbhi Modhwadia, nearly collided Wednesday. The 44-year-old Modhwadia followed her to a gas station, kicked the vehicle and swung at Carla Snyder. Authorities say he ripped a mirror off the car.
A passer-by and an off-duty police officer subdued him. Police say Modhwadia bit the bystander and threw punches with keys between his fingers.
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Police say the Snyders' two children were in the car.
Modhwadia is being held on $25,000 bail.
A Pirates spokesman tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the team is thankful bystanders stepped in to keep the family from harm.