CA Amazon Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of Assaulting Woman

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — An Amazon delivery driver was arrested after authorities said she attacked a Castro Valley woman. The driver said it was self-defense, NBC Bay Area reported.

The Amazon employee, Itzel Ramirez, 21, was delivering a package Thursday night for a 67-year-old woman when an altercation broke out, according to the Alameda County Sheriff's Department.

Doug Smith, the owner of the apartment complex, told NBC Bay Area that the resident asked Ramirez about the package after she received an alert that it had arrived. Ramirez reportedly told her to be patient. After 15 minutes went by, Ramirez was approached by the resident again.

According to the sheriff's office, Ramirez said something about "white privilege" and the resident in return called her a "[expletive]." Deputies say Ramirez then hit the older woman 10 times in the face. The woman sustained injuries to her face and head and likely suffered a broken nose, officials said.

Read more from NBC Bay Area: Amazon Delivery Driver Arrested for Assaulting Castro Valley Woman: Sheriff