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RIDLEY TOWNSHIP — A woman suffered a broken wrist during an attempted carjacking that occurred around noon Sunday near Academy Avenue and Wakefield Drive.

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the suspect, who fled the scene.

The victim, who was driving a blue Hyundai Sonata, told police she was stopped at a stop sign at the intersection of Academy Avenue and Wakefield Drive, when a man approached her car, according to Detective Sgt. Scott Willoughby.

Armed with a box cutter, the man jumped into the front passenger seat of the Sonata and ordered the woman to drive away, Willoughby said.

“Drive b-----,” the suspect said in a deep raspy voice. “Take me where I want to go.”

The woman began to struggle with the suspect, who eventually jumped out of the car and fled. He was last seen running toward South Avenue.

The victim suffered a broken left wrist and cuts to her face and both hands, according to Willoughby.

The suspect is described as a white man in his mid-40s, 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall. He had a scruffy beard and smelled of alcohol. He was wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, black leather jacket and blue baseball hat.

Anyone who has information is asked to contact Ridley Township Detectives at (610) 532-4002.