According to state motor vehicle records, the man, a licensed physician and surgeon, owns a BMW Z3 convertible, the same car model that witnesses said was involved in the Aug. 11 incident. His physical description, based on his Minnesota driver's license, also matches witnesses' description of the man who struck the woman in the face after forcing her to the side of the road at Cedar Avenue and Cliff Road. A motorist who saw the confrontation gave investigators a description of the man, his car and a partial license plate number. State Patrol Lt. Rick Anderson said Tuesday, a day after police asked the public for help in identifying the man.
Officials hope to resolve the case after the man returns from an overseas trip.
An answering machine at his office instructs patients that he is out of his office and unavailable to take calls from Aug. 20 until Sept. 2. The victim, who turned 70 on Tuesday, told State Patrol investigators that the man pulled her over on a highway entrance ramp. He was angry, yelled profanities at her and struck her in the side of the face, breaking her eyeglasses, she told the State Patrol. The woman told investigators she does not remember doing anything wrong. Police said her injuries were not serious.