Woman allegedly beaten with baseball bat and run over by motorhome in West Covina

WEST COVINA -- A man allegedly struck a woman in the head with a baseball bat and ran her over with a motorhome Thursday, authorities said.

A 61-year-old transient was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, though he was still being booked late Thursday and his name was not available, West Covina police Lt. Tommy Garcia said. Police were also investigating the possibility a rape had occurred.

The incident was reported just before 10 p.m., when witnesses saw an injured woman get thrown out of a motorhome at Glendora and Garvey avenues, the lieutenant said. The motorhome then ran her over.

The woman reported she had been struck in the head with a baseball bat and possibly raped inside the motorhome, Garcia said.

Details were initially slow in coming because of the 49-year-old woman's medical condition.

"She was in and out of consciousness," Garcia said.

Officers stopped a motorhome near Citrus Street and Norma Avenue and found evidence of a possible struggle inside, he said. The man in the vehicle was arrested.

Garcia said the woman was hospitalized at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening.

Police continued to investigate late Thursday.