Man accused of hitting uncle with car

Calhoun County Deputies have arrested a Lincoln man on assault charges after he allegedly struck his uncle with a car. Authorities say that 20 year old Christopher Short, tried to pull into the driveway he shares with his aunt and uncle while the couple worked on a barbed-wire fence. When Short couldn’t pass by his uncle’s tractor, parked just off the side of the driveway, he accelerated his vehicle and struck his uncle in the leg. After Short hit his uncle, he got out of his car and began yelling at the man. The victim told police he did not respond to Short, who then drove home. The victim then called the police. Short was arrested and charged with felony second-degree assault .