Baseball player’s wife attacked, bystanders help
Pittsburgh catcher Chris Snyder’s wife was involved in an altercation on Wednesday, as the he sat helpless in a car due to back surgery according 
to police.
Carla Snyder and the scooter-riding man, Subhash Arjanbhi Modhwadia, nearly collided Wednesday according to investigators. 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.
With Snyder unable to get out of his car with two children still in, his wife was helped out by a passer-by. who just happened to be an off-duty police officer, who subdued him.
Reportedly, Modhwadia bit the bystander and threw punches with keys between his fingers according to police. He also took off his shoe and threw it in their direction before being subdued.
Modhwadia was charged with aggravated assault, assault, criminal mischief and driving with an invalid license. He is being held on $25,000 bail.
A Pittsburgh Pirates spokesman told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette the team is thankful people stepped in to keep the family from harm.
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