WATERLOO -- A woman has been charged with assault after she allegedly coughed on an elderly person while in a drive-thru line.
Regional Police originally received the report of the incident on March 20 at a Starbucks on Hespeler Road in Cambridge.
Police say the dispute started between two drivers in line for the drive-thru.
According to officials, a driver got out of their vehicle and approached the other driver's vehicle to confront them.
As this was happening, a woman reportedly stuck her head inside the driver's side window and coughed in the face of an elderly person before also coughing on the vehicle's handles.
A 42-year-old woman from Cambridge has been charged with assault and common nuisance endangering life.
"Given the circumstances, especially due to the emergency order that was put out by the provincial government in regards to COVID-19, that stems that charge," said Cst. Andre Johnson of Waterloo Regional Police.
This charge has not been proven in court.
