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by Scott McDonald, Hill Country News

A woman backed her car over her boyfriend last weekend at a Cedar Park apartment complex, leaving the man with a broken wrist and bruises. She faces up to 99 years in prison.

At 3:59 a.m. on Sunday, after an argument between Morgan Fair of Leander and Eric Herms of Cedar Park, both 21, Fair and a friend of hers left Herms' apartment at 1600 S. Lakeline Blvd. and got into a 2000 Toyota Celica.

According to a signed affidavit, Herms stood behind the car and began banging on the trunk with his fists. When Fair put the car in reverse, Herms lay down on the ground behind the car. He got up and banged on the trunk again, she put it in reverse and he lay down. This happened about four times before she rolled her car backward over him. She dragged him several yards before hearing his screams and finally stopped.

Fair called 911 and did not leave the scene. Cedar Park police and medics showed up to find Herms lying on the ground. He was taken to Brackenridge Hospital and treated for bruises and cuts on his legs, arms, back and torso. He also had a broken wrist.

Fair was taken into custody by Cedar Park police and transported to the Williamson County Jail in Georgetown, where she was released after posting a $20,000 bond.

Fair is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon family violence, a first-degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Cedar Park Police Chief Henry Fluck said that alcohol was involved, and that Fair's blood-alcohol content was above the legal limit of .08. According to the affidavit, the couple had been to Sixth Street in Austin that night before returning to Cedar Park.

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Human speed bump wrote on Mar 10, 2009 1:24 AM:

" You can run over me anytime Morgan. I am a stunt man like Tom Owens the stunt man and dare devil. It may be psychotic to most but fun for stunt. I put a board over my abs and you just back up and down over top of me. It is all about body and mind. Not to many brave women who is daring and brave to be a stunt driver. Living on the edge is fun. WooHoo! =p =) "

Heather wrote on Nov 22, 2008 7:53 PM:

" whatever "

Michael wrote on Nov 22, 2008 7:20 PM:

" Morgan and I go way back to middle school. Although i have not seen her in awhile, she was never the type of person to blatantly disregard someone's well being or put others at risk. She wanted to make a career out of helping others. I for one think that there are two sides to the story and if that was all that happened to him, then he's lucky. Morgan is a sweetheart and this was obviously a mistake and a hard lesson learned. My heart goes out to her. "

Mo wrote on Jul 25, 2008 10:31 AM:

" Ok this happened a long time ago.. bruises are still being healed, hearts are being mended. Eric & Mo broke up after this event... Morgan has a different boyfriend and is doin well.. eric is goin out with a wonderful gal (ME) and yea it sux for both of them.. lessons were learned. Hope all can learn from this!! (and yes eric has a metal plate in his hand) but all is forgiven so let us ALL forget and find something wrong with our lives instead of getting into other ppls affairs "

Heather wrote on Jul 24, 2008 2:46 PM:

" Morgan is bright... This coming from someone named after a disney character. And of course you dont remember me morgan.. Its hard to remember people when your high. Besides I was giving you a compliment with the whole drug comment, its not like everyone couldn't tell at PPD. That doesn't make me ignorant. More intuitive than anything. "

Riding dirty wrote on Jun 26, 2008 11:31 PM:

" I guess if your naked and unarmed police can shoot you to death. but if you lay behind someones car and bang on it, atleast five times there is no threat. (physco!!!!)

There is a law in Texas and it does apply to our rotten Williamson County. If you are threatened in your home or car, you have the right to kill them. That 21 year old boy that pulled his little stunt should be lucky he is alive. I can't even believe this county.

I can't believe the prosocutors nor these cowboy police officers can sleep at night. We need Austins police chief here...that guy is taking care of business. kudos to Austin.

Yeah she should spend 99 years in jail ...please give it a break Cedar Park. When I grow up I want to be a cowboy baby...there is something wrong here!!!! "

Ridiculous charges. wrote on Jun 26, 2008 7:39 PM:

" The Agg Assult charges will be thrown out. Let me lay behind a cop car and keep jumping up and banging on their car, then laying down behind it over and over again. After they feel threatend the will justify my death after they fill me full of lead. I would of ran over the crazy a$$ too. Many woman get killed by crazy boyfriends and husbands. I think he was trying to hold her against her will, and scared the hell out of her. Drunk or not if someone is acting that crazy time to put it in reverse! Cedar Park your common sense escapes me. Give me a break! "

The Immortal wrote on Jun 26, 2008 7:16 AM:

" Trust me, she will get off. Those charges are bogus. And Morgan you are lovely. I would be honored to be run over by you, and I wouldn't call the police about it. I do an act where I do get run over by women driving a car. There is no magic, just physics. I make use of a trench that leaves my body only three inches above the surface of the ground. Because the car doesn't have to climb onto my body and because the downward force of the car is distributed evenly around the inner curve of the trench, I can be run over all day without injury. But, Morgan, if you were driving and came to a mud puddle, I would throw myself beneath the wheel of your car out of chivalry. I am quite smitten with your mug shot, and everyone knows mug shots are not intended to be flattering pics. So take heart dear lady, you will be fine. Even a first year public defender could get those charges dismissed under the circumstances. My only advice... get a different boyfriend. I'm single. :-) "

Morgan wrote on May 8, 2008 5:14 PM:

" Heather I dont really remember you but thanks for your imput that had nothing to do with anything. And FYI for every body this is THE morgan from this artical. I find it very amusing to here everyones comments. Some are very logical and trust me there were valuable lessons learned from this on BOTH sides. So thanks to those who had something intelligent to say and for those didnt(Heather)Thanks for reminding how ignorante people can be. "

bambie wrote on May 6, 2008 2:12 PM:

" heather, i know morgan and she is very bright. you might be the one who needs to lay off the drugs "

Heather wrote on Apr 28, 2008 2:51 PM:

" Actually, yes my parents are proud of me. Seeing as how I never backed over my boyfriend. "

Heather wrote on Apr 28, 2008 2:49 PM:

" Actually Yes my parents are proud of me.. Seeing as how I never backed over my boyfriend. "

Karen wrote on Apr 1, 2008 1:22 PM:

" That was really constructive Heather, you parents must be really proud of you, kicking someone when they are down and hurting. You must be in Morgan's career field if you worked with her, maybe you should choose another one, sounds like being kind, caring and helpful are not in your nature. I believe there might be an opening in the stone throwing and flogging department though. And I am almost willing to bet, that if you are so keen into Morgan's life and past transgressions (hope that word wasn't to big for you), that you were right there in the thick of it, glass houses dear, glass houses. "

Heather wrote on Mar 28, 2008 8:18 AM:

" I know morgan and she's not that bright. I used to work with her. She looks like she finally got off the drugs though.. So good for her on that. "

Teri wrote on Mar 1, 2008 6:13 AM:

" I saw this guy at Randall's a day or so after the accident. He was telling his buddy at the meat counter all about it and he seemed to think it was pretty funny. Where in the article did it say he told her to leave? why is that the assumption? She blew it! Should have called cops. They probably would have taken her home. "

Lisa wrote on Feb 28, 2008 9:29 AM:

" What kind of idiot would lay behind the car driven by drunk driver? Probably a drunk idiot. She should have called 911 prior to starting the vehicle. He should have done the right thing and kept the keys if he was trying to keep her from driving. T H I N K...PEOPLE!
M.A.D.D. "

Kirstyn wrote on Feb 27, 2008 3:43 PM:

" Sounds like they were both drunk and behaving irresponsibly...I guess we should all feel lucky that they made it home without killing anyone. Cody you are right, can't judge with half of the story, how do you know the fight was him telling her to leave, maybe he was trying to convince her to NOT leave, albeit in a rather stupid way, but again this is what happens when you are that intoxicated, you don't act rationally. I guess now the courts will decide, maybe if he was "holding her hostage" she should have called the police and then they would at best both be in trouble and not just her, but now it's just him victim, her defendant. Very sad. "

cody wrote on Feb 27, 2008 1:58 PM:

" you cant judge a story if you only know half of it!! if someone told you to leave and then prevented you from leaving how would you handle it? "

Barbara Smith wrote on Feb 27, 2008 10:05 AM:

" What was his blood-alcohol content? Seems to me that you have to be drunk or stoned to lay down behind someone's car. Since he was threatening her, why didn't they charge him also???? Was this the first time that this happened? "

Sissy wrote on Feb 27, 2008 9:56 AM:

" An affidavit is always from parties involved, Witnesses can also make a statement. Even since she was above the legal limit standing behind a car, and beating on it isnt the best way to convince someone not to leave. "

Janice wrote on Feb 26, 2008 7:06 PM:

" she was drunk, she got behind the wheel of a car! if what happened in the story above is correct, herms needs to be congratulated for trying to stop her from driving. there is NO TELLING what sort tragedy he prevented her from doing from driving while intoxicated!! there is NO EXCUSE FOR DRUNK DRIVING MORGAN, SHAME ON YOU! i just hope you dont have any kids that you are setting an example for either! "

John wrote on Feb 25, 2008 9:04 PM:

" There are 2 sides to every story. The signed affidavit was cleary the girl's side of the story. "

Fred wrote on Feb 25, 2008 6:58 PM:

" Since she was above the legal limit he was probably trying to stop her from driving away drunk. "

Marilyn wrote on Feb 25, 2008 2:41 PM:

" I think that was a hostage situation and he was trying to hold her hostage. He should have been charged, not her. She was trying to get away... "

Kaye wrote on Feb 24, 2008 11:10 AM:

" Does the boyfriend face any charges for preventing her leaving? She should certainly have the right to escape a potentially violent situation involving a clearly irrational person. Anyone willing to be run over should be regarded as dangerous?!?! "

Jim wrote on Feb 23, 2008 5:54 AM:

" I guess he won't be threatening her again or hitting her car. "

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