Woman in Southern California goes on violent rampage against firefighter, police

A bizarre and explosive scene unfolded when a woman dressed in black scrubs was seen screaming and taking shots at a Los Angeles County firefighter while he was inside his vehicle Wednesday in Gardena.  

According to officials with L.A. County Fire, personnel were called to the scene on Manhattan Beach Boulevard just after 12 p.m. on reports of a traffic collision.  

In footage of the incident obtained by KTLA, the woman, who was seemingly outraged, is seen yelling and screaming at the firefighter behind the wheel of a department SUV.  

The situation quickly escalates into a physical attack as the woman slaps the public safety officer, at one point balling up her first and pulling back like she was about to punch him in the face.

Frank Rojas, who lives on the street and witnessed the incident, pulled his phone out and recorded the tense situation.  

“I Just hear chaos ensue,” he told KTLA. “I guess it was a fire officer and the officer was trying to deescalate and calm her down. 

Asked what the woman was yelling at the firefighter about, Rojas said it was mostly just curse words and accusing the firefighter of following her.

The woman, later identified as 36-year-old Inglewood resident Jessica Chavez, jumped into her vehicle and started driving around and around until officers with the Gardena Police Department, who came to assist the firefighter, say the 36-year-old deliberately slammed her car into an undercover officer’s vehicle and the L.A. County SUV.  

The impact of the crash tore the rear driver’s side tire off the undercover officer’s vehicle.  

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured during the incident.  

Chavez was arrested and is facing charges of assaulting a firefighter, assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence, authorities said.