An Uber driver was struck in the head with a bat and spat on Thursday night following an argument that began because his car blocked an alley in the 800 block of Church Street, police said.

The incident began at approximately 7:30 p.m. when Myesha Griffin — a 19-year-old Evanston woman — exited a van in which she was a passenger and broke the Uber driver’s sideview mirror, Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said in an email to The Daily.

The driver of the van attempted to leave, but the Uber driver — a 27-year-old Skokie man — grabbed on to the vehicle. He was dragged a short distance before he fell, Polinski said.

The van then stopped, and Griffin proceeded to strike the Uber driver on the top of his head with a bat, Polinski said.

The van left and was stopped by police in the 2000 block of Green Bay Road, Polinski said.

Griffin was charged with aggravated battery and damage to a vehicle.

The Uber driver was transported to Evanston Hospital and treated for a head laceration, Polinski said.

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