Woman survives 35-mile ride on van hood

(CBS/AP) Manteca, Calif. - After Christopher Carroll, a northern California man, got into a heated argument with his wife, he decided to go for a long drive through his neighborhood and onto the freeway - with his wife clinging to the windshield wiper blade on the hood of their minivan.

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Despite reportedly reaching speeds up to 100 miles-per-hour on a 35-mile ordeal, somehow his wife survived with nothing worse than a case of hypothermia.

Carroll, 36, got into the family's minivan around 12:30 a.m. Saturday after he and his wife had an argument at their Manteca home, local police said.

"She kind of goes with the van to try to stop him, gets up on the hood and is hanging on to the wiper blade," said police spokesman Rex Osborn. "She obviously didn't think he would keep driving."

Instead, Carroll sped through Manteca, got on I-205 and didn't pull over until he reached the city of Pleasanton, roughly 35 miles away, Osborn said.

As he drove on the freeway, two witnesses called 911 to report him. One of the callers followed Carroll all the way to Pleasanton and told police his speed reached 100 miles per hour, said Osborn.

Finally, Carroll slowed down and his wife "was able to roll off," said Osborn. The 911 caller, who followed them, drove the woman straight to a nearby hospital, where she was treated for hypothermia.

Afterwards, Carroll went home and police arrived at his door shortly after, according to Osborn.

Carroll, 36, was held without bail at the San Joaquin County Jail on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and domestic assault, according to sheriff's department records.

This wild freeway ride happened only a few days after Carroll was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance, officials say.

Carroll is due in court Thursday.