A man identifying himself as Austin asked about the injured woman and claimed she jumped, say investigators.
JUPITER, Fla. — A phone call to Jupiter Medical Center helped police connect a badly injured woman to a man now accused of pushing her from a moving pickup and striking her with the vehicle, investigators said.
The caller identified himself as “Austin,” asked about the woman by name and said she had jumped out of his car, according to a Jupiter Police Department probable cause affidavit. Police later arrested Austin Arthur Pare, 29, on an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge after collecting witness statements, hospital observations, roadway evidence and the woman’s account.
The hospital portion of the case began just after midnight, when the woman arrived at Jupiter Medical Center limping into the ambulance bay. An off-duty officer working there saw visible abrasions on her body, police said. She appeared to be in pain, distressed and fearful. When asked what had happened, she first said she could not remember. Officers already had a separate scene on Center Street, where callers had reported a blonde woman lying in the road near debris, blood and a pickup truck. The woman’s arrival at the hospital gave investigators a possible match to the person seen earlier on the pavement.
While police were still sorting out the road scene, a hospital receptionist received the call that later became part of the sworn record. The caller asked about the woman’s condition and identified himself as Austin, police said. When the employee asked what his relationship was to the woman, he said she had jumped out of his car. Police said he described a six-year dating relationship but refused to come to the hospital, even though he said he was nearby. The receptionist later gave a sworn statement to investigators. The call stood out because it placed the caller close enough to know the woman had been hurt and at the hospital, but it also offered a version of events that police said did not match other evidence.
Center Street had already drawn police attention before the hospital call. Officers were dispatched around 11:27 p.m. April 15 to Center Street and Privateer Court. One caller said a blonde woman was lying in the roadway and that blood, a wallet and shoes were scattered near her. A large dark pickup was nearby. When the caller returned or looked again, the woman and the truck were gone. Officers arrived to find blood spatter and several personal items, including a phone, purse, shoes and a bloody towel. The purse contained identification, allowing police to connect the items to the woman later found at the hospital.
A second witness gave investigators a more direct account of what she saw before the truck left. She said she noticed an object flying through the air and first thought it was a bush or branch. As she approached, she realized the object was a blonde woman wearing a black tank top. The witness told police a white man was standing over the woman near a matte gray pickup truck with white doors. When she confronted him and said he had hit her, he answered, “she did it to herself,” according to the affidavit. The witness then saw him drag the woman into the truck and leave. She took a photo of the vehicle, which was shared with police.
Investigators used the truck photo and license plate recognition technology to identify the vehicle as a gray Dodge pickup, police said. The woman’s mother later identified the pickup as belonging to Pare. She also told police the relationship between Pare and her daughter had lasted about six years, matching what the hospital caller had said. The mother described a history of alleged abuse, including prior claims that Pare had pushed the woman from a moving vehicle. Police did not say in the available reports whether those earlier claims led to separate arrests or charges. In this case, the mother’s statement helped investigators connect the vehicle, the relationship and the suspect’s name.
The woman’s account became clearer after further questioning and after she spoke with her mother, police said. She told investigators that she and Pare had been drinking on the beach before getting into an argument. The argument continued inside his pickup. On Center Street, she said, Pare pushed her out of the moving vehicle. She told police the fall caused abrasions to her arms and face. She then said Pare intentionally struck her with the pickup, causing additional abrasions. After that, she said, he loaded her into the truck and drove away from the scene. She told investigators she was in and out of consciousness after being put back inside.
When she regained consciousness, the woman said, she was alone in the truck. She began limping away to find help. Police said Pare’s mother later picked her up and started driving her to the hospital. The woman told investigators that Pare’s mother threatened to harm her and her mother if she told police what had occurred. The available public reports do not list a charge against Pare’s mother. Police did not release the woman’s name. The affidavit describes the case through witness accounts, hospital statements and the woman’s sworn statement, all of which remain allegations at this stage of the court process.
Pare was arrested and booked in Palm Beach County on April 28. Public booking information lists an aggravated battery with a deadly weapon charge. Bond was set at $40,000. The deadly weapon alleged in the case is the Dodge pickup, police said. The charge reflects the claim that the truck was used to hit the woman after she had already been pushed from it. Pare has not been convicted in the case, and the evidence outlined in the probable cause affidavit will be tested as the matter moves forward in court.
The different statements described by police create the main conflict in the case. At the scene, a witness said the man standing over the woman claimed she had done it to herself. At the hospital, the caller identifying himself as Austin said she had jumped out of his car. Later, the woman said Pare pushed her from the moving pickup and then intentionally struck her. Police also had the witness photo, FLOCK camera information, the truck identification from the mother and the blood and belongings left on Center Street. The affidavit does not say that officers recovered video of the alleged push or impact.
The next listed hearing is July 2 in Palm Beach County court. Until then, the hospital call remains one of several pieces police say link Pare to the woman’s injuries and the truck seen near Center Street.
Author note: Last updated May 22, 2026.