A South Hempstead man was charged with assault after hitting a woman with his vehicle during an altercation in a parking lot in Oceanside Saturday afternoon, Nassau police said.

John Ardolino, 41, of Fern Street, punched a 28-year-old woman who tried to photograph his license plate after he threw a punch at her. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Long Beach Road shopping center, according to police.

Police said Ardolino had honked the horn of his Nissan at the woman and stopped her Jeep from reversing out of a parking space shortly after 1 p.m. on Saturday. He then exited his vehicle and punched the window before allegedly opening the door, grabbing the woman by the arm and attempting to “punch her with a closed fist,” police said.

The unidentified woman, who had abandoned her vehicle to photograph Ardolino’s license plate, was thrown from the hood of Ardolino’s vehicle after he struck her before driving away, police said. According to police, the woman was taken to an area hospital for treatment for neck and back pain.

Ardolino was charged with second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree menacing and leaving the scene of an accident, police said. He is expected to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday morning.

Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County Courts and Federal Courts for Newsday. Originally from Long Island, he joined Newsday in 2022.