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Huntsville Police say a wreck on Old Madison Pike appears to be the result of road rage. The crash happened at 1:18 PM Monday. Police say two cars, a white Chevy Cavalier and green Honda were headed westbound on Old Madison Pike, when the Cavalier crashed near Research Park Boulevard. The driver of the Honda kept going -- police are now trying to find the car.

Police say the Honda has a spoiler and damage to the front end. They haven't said what kind of model type it is, and haven't released a license plate number, but continue to investigate.

The driver of the Cavalier was hurt, but will be okay. Two other trucks wrecked as they trying to avoid the crash, including a pickup truck hauling a lawnmower, and a Madison County garbage truck.

If you have any information that may help police, please call HPD's West Precinct at (256) 427-5441.

St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's deputies say a man who yelled at a passing motorist to slow down paid for it with his life Tuesday morning.

The man, whose name has not been released, was shot to death as he prepared to take his son to school. Two people were injured, including the dead man's son. Deputies say the alleged shooter is in custody. Authorities have not released his name.

The shooting happened at about 7:15 a.m. in Meraux, near New Orleans. Investigators say the man was on his front porch when a car came speeding down the street. When the man yelled at the driver to slow down, police said the driver stopped, exited his vehicle and opened fire.

The increase in the carnage on South African roads is mainly due to road rage and aggressive driving. This was revealed in a report released after a study by the Medical Research Council (MRC) in collaboration with the University of Natal Interdisciplinary Road Accident Research Centre in Durban.

The study was conducted in four of the country's provinces with the highest road fatalities, which are KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

Thokozani Nkomonde, one of the researchers, says more than 60% of taxi drivers admitted they were impatient, disregarded speed limits and lacked driving skills. She says drivers recommended that there should be more educational campaigns, harsher sentences for lawbreakers and an increase in the number of traffic officers.

"It's on the increase. Drivers, they reported that they're always in a hurry. They want to get to their destinations in the shortest period of time and they don't like it when something stops them, like a truck," says Nkomonde.

The sample study was taken from 250 drivers in each of the four provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape and the Eastern Cape. The researchers agree it's a small percentage to gauge public opinion.

Thokozani Mbatha, of the University of Natal Interdisciplinary Accident Research Centre, says: "Since we're not trying to make any conclusions, but only to give out an indication of how the road rage situation is out there. There is aggressive driving so with that sample we are able to get an indication of how the situation is out there."

Researchers added that they were startled to find a high percentage of drivers didn't believe drinking and driving caused accidents. The survey also showed that they lacked faith in government initiatives to stem the carnage on the country's roads.

Police are searching for two men who rammed a Nuriootpa retired couple driving on the Sturt Highway in a cold-blooded act of road rage on Tuesday. The men, one described in his early to mid 30s with a stout build and the other in his 20s, are alleged to have rammed the couple's Mitsubishi Magna with their 1973 HQ Holden at high speed.

No one was injured in the incident which occurred near Truro, but the victims were left severely shaken.

Travelling west on the highway from Blanchetown just after 4pm, the orange Holden performed a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre causing the Magna driver to reduce speed and pull over, allowing the Holden to avoid a head-on collision with a truck. The Magna driver flashed the vehicle's lights and the truck blew its horn as the Holden weaved across the road and sped toward Truro.

"I thought if I don't let him through it would be curtains for a few of us," the victim, who did not want to be named, said.

"We then saw them stopping up ahead, they looked like they were waiting for us. So we slowed down and eventually they went off ahead.

"Another vehicle went past us so we sat in behind them thinking we were safe because I had an uneasy feeling."
After travelling over Accommodation Hill, the Holden was seen parked on the roadside with its bonnet up.

"Then I looked in the rear vision mirror, where they came from I don't know. I didn't even have time to say anything.

"We were travelling about 85-90 kilometres per hour and I reckon they must have been doing at least 30 or 40 k's more than we were.

"I reckon what saved us was a front wheel drive car, just prior to them hitting us I planted my foot (on the accelerator)."

The couple pulled over and as the Holden backed away and also pulled over, before speeding past the Magna toward Truro.
Police located the Holden abandoned outside Truro.

Nuriootpa Senior Constable Michael Heuer has appealed for anyone who saw the vehicle or the two men to come forward.

"We are asking for any witnesses to the collision, anyone who may have seen the orange Holden travelling between Blanchetown and Truro, and urgently seeking assistance in identifying the two occupants," he said.

You're young, you're male, you're single and you're prone to road rage.

This is according to a road rage and aggressive driving study conducted by the Crime, Violence and Injury Lead Programme of the Medical Research Council (MRC).

Lead investigator Anash Sukhai said road rage was strongly linked to driving above the speed limit, receiving traffic fines, being involved in collisions and carrying firearms while driving.

Ninety-five percent of men aged between 18 and 25 claimed to have been the victim of at least one of these and 87 percent admitted to have behaved aggressively while driving. The answers all relate to a one-year period.

Aggressive driving behaviour included mild, non-threatening expressions of annoyance as well as anger directed at other motorists such as the use of obscene gestures.

About one-tenth of motorists acknowledged driving under the influence of alcohol and most drove while their blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit.

"Furthermore, about half of them reported becoming aggressive when they consumed alcohol and drove a vehicle," he said.

The MRC has recommended the implementation of a system of graduated driver licensing, which compels young drivers to demonstrate responsible driving behaviour before obtaining a final unrestricted licence.

If implemented such a system would provide for inexperienced drivers to be more cautious and create an opportunity to provide the necessary skills to deal with stress or anger in the traffic environment.

Sukhai said intervention strategies should include education, awareness and training.

He said larger industries such as the vehicle insurance industry should investigate the possibility of providing incentives for motorists to participate in these programmes. As a punitive or rehabilitative measure, those prosecuted for serious driver aggression should be compelled to attend such programmes.

An important challenge would be to foster a culture of responsible road users that were not only aware but realised the dangers of driver aggression. – Sapa

Memorable fights are part of NASCAR's lore, including some of sport's biggest names.

That drivers rarely fight these days in NASCAR Winston Cup racing might surprise some considering the high emotions of competitors and the pride, glory and money at stake each week.

Yet, verbal jabs often replace actual jabs now with audiences larger and drivers representing sponsors. Most times. Last week at Michigan, Jimmy Spencer punched Kurt Busch as Busch sat in his car with his helmet off. Busch might need surgery. NASCAR suspended Spencer for a week.

The incident is reminiscent of confrontations that color NASCAR's history and, some say, helped the sport grow. While there are too many stories to tell, here are some of the sport's memorable fights. And one that was avoided.

Cale Yarborough vs. Donnie and Bobby Allison, 1979: Simply known as "The Fight." This battle royal came after Yarborough and Donnie Allison wrecked each other on the final lap of the Daytona 500. As Richard Petty celebrated his victory, a fight ensued in turn 3.

Yarborough and Donnie argued before Bobby Allison stopped his car to check on his brother. Yarborough and Bobby argued. Yarborough swung his helmet and hit Bobby in the face as he sat in his car.

"I saw blood dripping down on my uniform," Allison later recounted in Ed Hinton's book "Daytona." "And I thought, if I don't take care of this right now, I'll be running from Cale Yarborough the rest of my life."

Bobby Allison hit Yarborough a couple of times in the face before Yarborough tried to kick him. Safety crews broke up the fight.

That incident helped NASCAR's popularity. A snowstorm kept most of the country home that weekend, giving CBS a large audience for its first live broadcast of the race. It was one finish many would not forget.

Tiny Lund vs. the Petty family, 1957: This incident happened at a race in Greensboro, N.C. Lund drove six races for the Pettys in 1957, and as the story goes, began to tell other competitors some of the team's secrets. That angered family patriarch Lee Petty, who confronted the 6-foot-5, 250-pound Lund.

Soon, Lee's sons, Richard and Maurice joined the fight. Then Lee's wife, Elizabeth stepped in swinging her pocketbook.

Dick Thompson, a longtime Martinsville Speedway official, says he remembers that the incident led Lund to say, "If you're going to beat the Pettys, you've got to beat them all."

Curtis Turner vs. Tiny Lund, late 1950s: This happened at Lakewood (Ga.) Speedway, recalls Humpy Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Lund was upset with Turner's driving that race. So, while Turner was in the winner's circle, Lund grabbed him and dragged Turner to a nearby lake. There, Lund repeatedly dunked Turner.

"Curtis could talk his way out of most fights," Wheeler said. "He couldn't on that one."

Bill Ingle, the crew chief for Ricky Rudd at the time, punched Ted Musgrave as Musgrave sat in his car after finishing second in the spring Martinsville race. Ingle was upset that Musgrave spun Rudd earlier in the race. Ingle hit Musgrave on the left cheek and bloodied the driver's face. NASCAR fined Ingle $250.

Waltrip was racing Speed for position when Speed blocked him and Waltrip hit the wall. After the race, Waltrip drove past Speed and cut him off on pit road. Waltrip got out, undid Speed's window net and punched Speed twice. Thing is, Speed still had his helmet on. NASCAR fined Waltrip $10,000.

Stewart's costly encounter, 2002: Tony Stewart's altercation with a photographer after last year's Brickyard 400 doesn't have the appeal of some of the sport's fights, but it remains memorable.

Stewart, upset by fading late and finishing 12th at a race he so desperately wanted to win, hit a photographer as he walked out of the garage. Stewart's sponsor fined him $50,000. NASCAR fined Stewart $10,000 and placed him on probation.

One that didn't happen: Time has obscured where and when this incident took place, but Thompson, who is putting together a book about the humorous stories in the sport, heard this from Tim Flock.

"Curtis and Bobby genuinely didn't like each other and after one race, Bobby came from behind Curtis with a two-by-four and Curtis was just washing himself off at a spigot.

"Curtis sensed that Bobby was there and turned around with a .38 pistol pointed right at his belly.

Humpy Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway, is a former boxer and was the Carolinas Golden Gloves light heavyweight champion in 1956. He selects the top five fighters in NASCAR's history and explains his rankings.

1. Larry Frank - 1962 Southern 500 winner, his only NASCAR win - "He was actually a fighter."

2. Cale Yarborough - three-time series champ - "Cale was always in good shape, Cale did some amateur boxing himself. He could take good care of himself. He was one of the physically toughest guys in a race car."

3. Buddy Baker - 19 career wins - "Baker and I used to box to get him in shape. He's tough."

4. Harry Gant - 18 career wins - "Harry is a peace-loving man, but I want to tell you something, physically, he would be a handful if he got mad enough."

5. Jimmy Spencer - two career wins - "He can hold his own against anybody. He and Tiny Lund would have been a good match. I would have liked to have promoted that one."

A study by the Medical Research Council has shown that 57 of 1 006 drivers interviewed said they had been shot at or had a gun pointed at them during incidents of "road rage".

Only three admitted to doing it themselves.

Nearly 10 percent said they had been deliberately rammed or had their vehicle damaged and 20 percent confessed to thinking about physically hurting another driver.

"Most motorists (58 percent) reported that they simply ignored or controlled their emotions when they encountered such behaviour," said the report, which was released in Durban on Tuesday.

More specific (calming) measures included smoking (five percent), deep breathing - including sighing - (three percent) and prayer (two percent)."

The study was exploratory research to determine whether impressions of increasing aggression on South African roads were correct.

Researchers interviewed motorists at fuel stations in and around Durban to quantify the extent of the problem - and gave those interviewed a car air-freshener with an anti-road rage message for their time.

A quarter of those interviewed said they had experienced extreme forms of road rage over the past year. These included:

? Being shot at or having a gun pointed at their car (5,9 percent).

Unsurprisingly, far fewer people (9,8 percent) admitted perpetrating such extreme outbursts than being a victim of them (24,1 percent).

Significantly, highly aggressive behaviour such as being tailgated, being cutting off, being blocked from a lane or being followed or chased were the most common forms of road rage experienced.

This topped milder forms of aggression such as hooting or making obscene gestures.

More than 80 percent of drivers confessed to some form of aggression. The main cause of their agitation, interviewees said, was somebody cutting in front of them without signalling or cutting in front of them and then driving slowly.

South African drivers have a much higher risk of experiencing aggressive road behaviour than other countries, according to the report.

Gauteng cases

? March 2003: A road-rage incident caused three freeway collisions, one of which killed a four-year-old boy.

The drivers of a minibus taxi and a BMW - in which the boy was travelling - had an argument. The driver of the BMW stopped on the emergency lane and the two drivers started to argue.

Meanwhile, a Mercedes-Benz collided with the back of the BMW and the child was killed.

August 2002: Owen Kroeger, a 30-year-old Gauteng man, was found guilty of shooting and killing motorcyclist Morare Matekane (38) of Soweto.

He claimed Matekane had been urged by a slogan-shouting crowd to assault him and that he fired at him in self-defence.

This claim was rejected by the court. He is to be sentenced on October 8.

August 21, 2003

By Lynne Altenroxel

A worrying number of people have reported being shot at in road rage incidents.

A new study by the Medical Research Council showed that 57 of 1 006 drivers interviewed said they had been shot at or had a gun pointed at them. Only three of them admitted to perpetrating similar acts.

Nearly a tenth said a fellow road-user had deliberately collided with them or damaged their car. And one in five confessed to thinking about physically hurting another driver.

"Most motorists (58%) reported that they simply ignore or control their emotions when they encountered these behaviours," states the report, which was released in Durban yesterday.

"More specific (calming) measures include smoking (5%), using deep breaths (including sighing - 3%) and prayer (2%)."

The study is exploratory research to find out whether the impressions of increasing aggression on South African roads are correct. To quantify the extent of the problem, researchers interviewed motorists at petrol stations in and around Durban.

In return for taking part, they were given a car air-freshener with an anti-road rage message.

A quarter of those interviewed said they had experienced extreme forms of road rage over the past year. This included:

Unsurprisingly, far fewer people (9,8%) admitted to perpetrating these extreme outbursts than being a victim of them (24,1%).

Significantly, highly aggressive behaviour such as tailgating, cutting another driver off the road, preventing a driver from entering a lane, or being followed or chased was the most common form of road rage experienced.

This topped other, milder forms of driver aggression such as hooting or making obscene gestures.

More than 80% of motorists confessed to some form of aggression. The biggest cause of their agitation, interviewees said, was having a driver cutting in front of them without signalling or cutting in front of them and then driving slowly.

Compared to studies in other countries, South African drivers are at much higher risk of experiencing aggressive road behaviour.

Gauteng cases

March 2003: A road rage incident causes three pile-ups on a freeway, leaving a 4-year-old boy dead. The drivers of a minibus taxi and a BMW - in which the boy was travelling - had an argument. The driver of the BMW stopped along the emergency lane and the two motorists started arguing. A Mercedes-Benz then ploughed into the back of the BMW, killing the boy.
August 2002: Owen Kroeger,
a 30-year-old Gauteng man, is convicted for shooting and killing motorcyclist Morare Matekane (38), of Soweto. He claimed Matekane had been urged by a slogan-shouting crowd to assault him and that he fired at him in self-defence. This claim was rejected by the courts. He is to be sentenced on October 8.

Deputy makes arrest in road rage shooting

Clark County sheriff's deputies Wednesday arrested a man suspected of firing a gun at a car Friday night on state Route 4.

Jeremy P. Lucas, 24, address unknown, was arrested at Sigler and West Jefferson streets after Sgt. Roger Roberts spotted him driving a car matching the description from the road rage incident. According to a sheriff's office press release, sheriff's detectives already had identified him as the culprit in the Friday night incident.

Friday, a motorist reported to deputies that as he drove toward Springfield on Route 4, another car passed him, pulled in front of his car and slowed suddenly. The motorist said he went around the other car, which then came up alongside his vehicle. The other driver waved a small handgun around, then fired two shots at the motorist's car.

The first shot missed, but the second entered the passenger side and struck the windshield, narrowly missing the car's female passenger, Sgt. Eric Holmes said Friday night. The gunman made a U-turn at Upper Valley Pike and fled south on Route 4.

After his arrest, Lucas was searched; a loaded .22-caliber semi-automatic pistol was found in his waistband and a bag of marijuana in his pants pocket. Lucas was charged with two counts of felonious assault, having weapons under disability, theft, drug abuse and on a warrant for failure to appear. The theft charge relates to the handgun, which Lucas admitted he had stolen, Roberts said.

SAPD Wants To Increase Road Rage Patrols

Police Dept. Hopes To Purchase More Stealth Cruisers

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Police Department hopes to increase its fleet of unmarked road rage vehicles.

SAPD officials want to add three low-profile stealth cruisers to its current fleet of six that officers use to patrol freeways in search of aggressive drivers.

The San Antonio City Council on Thursday gave the Police Department the OK to apply for a $600,000 block grant that would be used to purchase the vehicles.

"I think it does a lot for our freeway system," said City Councilman Ron Segovia, a former police officer. "It makes them a little bit safer. People are looking for that police vehicle. And this one is just an ordinary vehicle. You would never think it's a police vehicle."

Police officials said the road rage patrol issued more than 10,000 citations in 2002.

If the grant is approved, the Police Department also plans on purchasing video and audio equipment for taping felony confessions. The money would also be used to buy an infrared radar unit for the department's helicopter and 24 hand-held radar units.

Road Rage Suspects Appear In Court

Man Allegedly Terrorized Pittsburgh Streets In July

Herman Girvin and James Davies are charged with attacking people on the South Side, Uptown and in the Strip District on the same night last month.

The suspects allegedly terrorized people on the road while driving a Ford Excursion.

Girvin's attorney, Bruce Carsia, said, "There were no serious injuries or attempted to cause serious injury. There was more of a simple assault than an aggravated assault."

"I didn't see a need to hear it today. I'm content to send it downtown," Patrick Coyne, Davies' attorney, said.

In one example, police said a Ford Escort was chased off the road on the North Side. When the people got of the car, police said Davies and Girvin slammed the SUV into it.

"We don't really know what happened and we're not going to talk about it until we go to court," prosecuting attorney, Jim Ecker, said.

Davies is charged with two counts of simple assault, two counts of wreckless endangerment of another person, one count of criminal mischief, one count of wreckless driving and one count of driving while under DUI suspension.

ROAD RAGE INCIDENT LEADS TO STABBING

08/22/2003

A man is recovering after he was allegedly stabbed five times during an apparent road-rage incident.

The victim, forty-one year old Tracy Moon of Idaho Falls was returning from getting his car washed Wednesday night when police say another car ran a stop sign and Moon began chasing that vehicle in apparent road rage.

The chase ended on 9th Street and Division where police say Moon confronted two male occupants 25 year old Scott Clifford and 21 year old Erik Halpin. Witnesses say Moon began beating Clifford, and that's when Halpin started to stab Moon in the abdomen with a knife five times.

Halpin and Clifford were booked in the Bonneville County Jail and charged with aggravated battery.

Dad shot to death in freeway road rage

A motorist was shot to death Friday in an apparent case of road rage, his 3-year-old son strapped in the back seat as he and another driver dodged in and out of traffic on Interstate 10.

Mack Robert Rue, 23, of Apache Junction, apparently got embroiled in a dispute with people in another vehicle, but Phoenix police said they aren't sure what sparked it.

Shot once in the left side of the chest, Rue called police just after 10 a.m., asking for help. He had been shot west of 75th Avenue, and his green Dodge Neon rolled to a stop near 79th Avenue as he called police for help on a cellphone.

He was pronounced dead at a Phoenix hospital. His son, Mack Jr., was secured in a child seat and was not hurt.

Witnesses told police that the Dodge and a white car were seen from at least 51st Avenue, driving west, chasing each other and weaving in and out of traffic, police Detective Tony Morales said.

"This is a tragic situation that apparently escalated from a road rage to a homicide," said Morales, adding that there possibly were two assailants. It was the latest in at least a half-dozen cases this year in which Valley motorists have been killed in confrontations with other drivers.

The rash of highway deaths has spurred a warning that motorists should exercise extreme caution when confronted by aggressive drivers.

"Things can escalate into road rage, so don't make obscene hand gestures or mouth obscene words when provoked by another motorist," said Officer Steve Volden, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

"You don't know who you're dealing with."

Also, motorists should try to stay well behind aggressive drivers, giving them plenty of space, Volden said.

"It's better to be behind them, so you can keep an eye on them, than to have them behind you," he said. "If worse comes to worse, pull over and stop."

Linda Rue, the victim's stepmother, said Mack, an employee for a lighting company, lived in Apache Junction but worked in the West Valley.

Rue, a Chandler resident, believes Mack was on his way to work when he was killed. He was going to drop his son off at the West Valley home of his sister, who took care of him while his father worked, Linda said.

Police have released the boy to the sister, Rue said.

Rue said her stepson, a single parent, worked hard for a living and liked to go camping.

"He was a very good kid, very loving, and a wonderful father," the stepmother said.

Other people who have died in Valley road-rage cases this year include:

• Andrew Delarosa, 18, and Tyler Corum, 19, both of Peoria, who were killed in a June 30 rollover on Interstate 17 near Rose Garden Lane after a passenger in another car leaned out and bashed their vehicle with a baseball bat.

• Lemetri Reed, 36, of Goodyear, who was killed June 19 while driving east on Loop 101 in north Phoenix near 59th Avenue.

Her car was struck by another motorist who lost control while swerving to avoid a box that had been tossed at him by an angry motorist.

• Lynsey Chainhalt, 20, of Phoenix, who was killed June 14 after gunmen pulled alongside her car on Arizona 51 and started gesturing at her.

She was chased to a north Phoenix driveway and gunned down.

• Jesus Martinez, 19, of Phoenix, who was fatally shot Feb. 16 in the 2600 block of North 45th Avenue by another driver apparently angry over a traffic slight, police said.

Phoenix police have urged witnesses to Friday's shooting call investigators at (602) 262-6151.

Laura Camacho was a 15-year-old aspiring model when she was gunned down last year in a road-rage case involving a tossed soda can.

The Dec. 10 incident was one of 183 murders investigated by Phoenix police last year. It is one of 95 that are still unsolved.

Now her mother is doing all she can to keep her daughter's memory alive and the case from going cold.

"It's an insult that she was killed and her assassins are still free," Mercedes Cazarez said.

Friends and family will gather at 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road, the site of the murder, at 3:30 p.m. today for a memorial.

Several Hispanic television stations will cover the gathering in hopes of helping find Camacho's killer.

Phoenix police Detective Julio Caraballo of the Silent Witness program will be there, reminding people that a reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest or indictment.

"The worst thing about this murder is that is was over a soda can," he said.

The incident occurred when Laura and three friends were driving home from school. Laura was in the passenger seat when four men in a Lincoln Town Car pulled up next to her and leered.

She looked away, angering the Town Car's driver and prompting him to hurl a drink cup. The cup hit the car and its contents splattered on Laura's face, prompting her teenage friend in the back seat to fling a soda can back at the men.

A man in the back seat of the Town Car opened fire, killing Laura and injuring one of her friends. The Town Car was last seen speeding north on 43rd Avenue.

The killer is described as a Hispanic man in his 40s with short gray hair and a mustache. He was wearing a blue-and-purple flannel-type shirt. The driver is described as a tall, unshaven Hispanic man in his 20s with long, curly black hair. The yellowish-beige, late-1980s Lincoln Town Car was a 4-door with a reddish license plate.

"It destroyed our lives," said Cazarez, who is trying to raise $5,000 to add to the existing reward. "We cannot laugh anymore. All we do is work and breathe."

To report information about the assailants and be eligible for a reward, call Silent Witness at (602) 261-8600.

News4 first told you about the shooting in west Spokane Thursday night. A couple say they were driving on Indian Canyon Road at about 8pm. They tell police they passed a pickup truck that had pulled off to the side of the road. As they passed, the driver of the truck cursed at them and the next thing they know, they hear gunfire.

"I will feel more relieved if they ever find him, he could do it to anybody," said the female driver.

Police are looking for a white man in his 30s, with shoulder length dark curly hair, a mustache and a tanned complexion. His vehicle was a late 1980s or early 1990s Ford standard cab 4 x 4. It was dark blue with a maroon interior and no tailgate.

If you know anything about this incident or recognized the vehicle description call Crime Check at 456-2233.

A rider in a car that wouldn't dim its lights early Tuesday ran another vehicle off 10 Mile Road and allegedly capped the fit of road rage with gunfire, Natrona County Sheriff Mark Benton said.

None of the three victims was hurt, nor did the bullets hit the vehicle in the incident that occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 900 block of 10 Mile Road west of Casper, Benton said Tuesday.

The victims -- two males, both age 23; and one female, age 17 -- told sheriff's deputies that they had left a track and were traveling to Casper when the driver flashed his vehicle's high and low beams to signal an oncoming car to dim its high beams, Benton said.

Instead of dimming its high beam, the driver of the oncoming car reportedly steered into the lane of the three victims and ran their vehicle off the road, Benton said.

After the oncoming car passed, the three victims turned around to chase the car to identify it and its license plate, he said.

They saw the suspect car had turned into a driveway on 10 Mile Road, Benton said.

They then saw a man who had been in the suspect car stand in the driveway, point a handgun at them, and fire four shots, Benton said.

Sheriff's deputies were able to identify the suspect car from the information supplied by the victims, and were able to find some apparent corroborating evidence, including a live round and a shell casing, he said.

Deputies identified three people who were in the suspect car -- two males, ages 25 and 26; and one female, age 23 -- and planned to interview them Tuesday, Benton said.

The suspects were staying at that residence, and two of them were from Cheyenne, he added.

Deputies later reportedly found drug paraphernalia in the suspect car, Benton said.

Baltimore Man Beaten with Bike, Police Suspect Road Rage
Baltimore - Police in Baltimore say a city man was attacked and beaten with his bicycle in what appeared to be a road-rage incident in the downtown area.

30-year-old Robert Peary of the Hampden neighborhood told police he was riding against traffic yesterday in the 500 block of North Calvert Street. That's when he exchanged words with two men in a northbound van.

According to police, one of the men got out of the van, knocked Peary down and hit him repeatedly with the bike.

Phoenix police said Saturday that there were no new leads into the shooting death of an Apache Junction man killed in an apparent road rage incident.

Mack Robert Rue, 23, was shot Friday morning on Interstate 10 near 75th Avenue. A single bullet entered the left side of his chest. His 3-year-old son, who was also in the vehicle, was unharmed.

Witnesses told police Rue's car and a white vehicle were weaving in and out of traffic in the westbound lanes from about 51st Avenue to the time Rue's vehicle came to a stop near 79th Avenue.

In Gilbert on Saturday, the family of another road rage victim raised $4,500 for medical expenses during the Ryan Jones Benefit Tournament at Kokopelli Golf Course. Jones, 22, survived a road rage attack June 14 when he and three friends were cut off by a dark blue SUV while returning from a party in Phoenix. Three men reportedly exited the vehicle and opened fire.

Jones survived a head wound. Two other passengers also sustained injuries, but the driver was killed.

Police Want To Talk To Possible Witnesses

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Park Police investigators are searching for the driver of a cream-colored Dodge Caravan who allegedly ran over another man.

Police say 40-year-old Angel Moreno was the victim. He was a passenger in a truck whose driver had some type of altercation with the driver of the Caravan.

The truck Moreno was in drove into Kenilworth Park, in Northeast Washington, and the Caravan followed. U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. Scott Fear told News4, "Angel Moreno hopped out of this vehicle, and when he jumped out of this vehicle he was down here along side of the roadway and was struck by the other vehicle, basically run over by the other vehicle, a cream-colored Caravan."

Police said the driver of the van then peeled out of the park, leaving Moreno lying in the grass. Moreno's friend, the driver of the truck then tried to keep the driver of the car from getting away.

"This truck followed him and tried to catch up with him, had an accident and came back to the park where we have this truck now," Fear said.

Moreno's family, including his young daughter came to the park to speak to police. News4 reporter Carolyn Shively reported the family wept as the coroner took away Moreno's body.

The Park was filled with people when Moreno was killed. There was also a soccer game being played, and police said they want to talk to anyone who may have videotaped that game. They say you may have videotaped a killer.

If you have any information you are urged to contact U.S. Park Police at (202) 610-8737.

Dees in road rage drama

Melbourne's team bus was caught in a road rage incident on the way to the airport after the loss to West Coast in Perth on Sunday.

The bus, caught up in heavy traffic, attempted to take a short-cut to ensure the team and officials made their flight.

But an angry driver jumped out of his car, in front of the bus. David Van Kuyl from Luxury Bus Services told Channel Seven that the driver "came running down the side of the coach and jumped in front and punched the windscreen".

Police arrived and it is believed there will be charges from the incident. The club last night confirmed what happened but was reluctant to discuss it.
The Demons were delayed for about 15 minutes, but were able to make their flight as Qantas held up the plane to ensure their return to Melbourne.

August 25, 2003

Your recent report on road rage ("SA drivers at higher risk of road rage" August 21), once again emphasised the huge stress we handle in our daily lives. This stress takes its toll in many ways.

We are physically and mentally damaged by it and our society is negatively affected as well.

This led me to think of that prayer written by Michael Leunig, the Australian newspaper cartoonist, whose daily cartoons are accompanied by a short prayer. I thought these words would be useful to all of us as we rush around, just coping:
"We pray for another way of being; another way of knowing.

Across the difficult terrain of our existence we have attempted to build a highway and in so doing have lost our footpath. God, lead us to our footpath;

Lead us there where in simplicity we may move at the speed of natural creatures and feel the earth's love beneath our feet. Lead us there where step-by-step we may feel the movement of creation in our hearts. And lead us there where side-by-side we may feel the embrace of the common soul.

Nothing can be loved at speed. God lead us to the slow path; to the joyous insights of the pilgrim; another way of knowing: another way of being."
So may it be.

An apparent case of road rage led to a wreck in Marietta that sent four people to the hospital Monday night, and police today were interviewing the driver of the second vehicle allegedly involved.

"Two vehicles were traveling down Interstate 75, and from what witnesses say, they were involved in some type of road rage incident," said Marietta police spokesman Brian Marshall. "Both vehicles attempted to exit at the North Marietta Parkway, and one of the vehicles, a Dodge Ram pickup truck, lost control, swerved and flipped over on the ramp."

Marshall said the four people inside the truck were taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital after the 9 p.m. crash, at least one with serious injuries.

"The occupants of that vehicle don't speak English and all were intoxicated, so we haven't been able to determine which of the occupants was driving, being that it overturned several times," Marshall said.

The driver of the second vehicle, a white Ford Taurus, left the scene of the accident, but was tracked down by police today. Police were interviewing that driver, but had filed no charges by late morning.

Investigators were looking into the possibility that the two vehicles were involved in a minor accident in Acworth before heading south on the interstate into Marietta.

An apparent act of road rage sent several people to the hospital when a pick-up truck flipped after trying to knock a car off the road, Marietta police said.

The ordeal started about 9 p.m. Monday on Interstate 75 southbound near Chastain Road when a GMC pick-up truck rear-ended a silver Ford Taurus.

The driver of the Taurus subsequently pulled up next to the truck, exchanging shouts and gestures with the occupants of the GMC truck for eight miles, witnesses told police.

When the Taurus exited the highway at North Marietta Parkway, the driver of the truck followed, getting beside the car and attempting to knock it off the road.

When the car stopped, the truck's driver lost control, ran off the highway, flipped, and hit a tree. The driver and three passengers were taken to Kennestone Hospital. One of the men who had been listed in critical condition has since improved to stable condition.

When the truck crashed, the driver of the Taurus fled the scene in order to call authorities.

"Because of the severity of what was going on, it scared him to death. He was scared about what happened and the guy hit him. He was trying to get to a place where he could call 9-1-1. He left the scene and went back to his sister's house and ended up calling the police from there," said Officer Jeff King with Marietta Police.

Police confirmed that all four men inside of the GMC truck were intoxicated at the time of the accident.

The truck's driver, who has not been identified, faces charges of aggressive driving, driving under the influence, wreckless driving and driving without a license.

The owner of the pick-up truck, who was a passenger at the time of the wreck, faces charges of permitting someone to drive under the influence.

The driver of the Ford Taurus will not be charged, police said.

Although the initial accident didn't require any road lanes to be closed, other drivers slowing to gawk at the accident not only slowed traffic but also caused more accidents.

"Well, we had too many people wanted to witness the aftermath of the accidents and [we] had two separate accidents occur over people rubber-necking the [pick-up truck] accident," said Marietta Police Officer Brian Marshall.

SAN JOSE (AP) - A San Jose man accused of running down a motorcycle rider and leaving him paralyzed after the two exchanged harsh words on the highway is due in court today to enter a plea.

Rodney Torres, 34, is facing charges of attempted murder and hit-and-run driving in the June 2 incident.

Police say Tom Castrillon, 38, was riding his Harley-Davidson when Torres cut him off in traffic. Castrillon yelled at Torres and then turned into a shopping mall parking lot.

Prosecutors allege Torres, a gas station attendant, followed Castrillon and slammed into him from behind when he slowed his motorcycle for a speed bump. Castrillon was hurled over the cycle's handlebars and crashed to the pavement.

Police Searching For Road Rage Suspect

Man Attacked While Calling 911

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Police are investigating a case of road rage in the Bay Area that happened as the victim was calling for help.

The California Highway Patrol says a man was driving on Highway 101 in San Rafael early Wednesday morning when another driver became upset. The second driver allegedly followed as the first driver exited the freeway.

Investigators say the victim pulled off the road on San Pedro Ave. Two suspects approached the man's car, smashed the driver's side window and beat the driver. The CHP says the attack happened as the man was calling for help.

CHP investigators have identified one suspect but are still looking for that person and another man.