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Most drivers subjected to road rage
October 14, 2003 - 6:30AM,
The Age, Australia

Nine in 10 Australian motorists have been subjected to road rage, many of them verbally abused or physically assaulted. The "shocking" finding emerged from motor insurance group AAMI's 2003 Crash Index, based on claims data and a survey of 1,600 drivers in NSW, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT. "Nine in 10 motorists say they have been subjected to some form of road rage or anti-social driving behaviour," AAMI spokesman Geoff Hughes said.

"Shockingly, one in 20 say they have been physically assaulted by another driver."Fifty-eight per cent of drivers said they had been verbally abused by another motorist, 75 per cent had been subjected to rude gestures and almost as many had been tailgated. "Motorists are becoming more anxious about this trend in road rage behaviour," Mr Hughes said in a statement. "Two-thirds believe other drivers have become more aggressive in the last year and three-quarters feel drivers are less courteous than they were five years ago." Despite their complaints about other road users, many of the motorists surveyed admitted they had resorted to offensive behaviour while driving. One in five said they sometimes used rude gestures and nine per cent admitted to sometimes tailgating or flashing their lights at other cars. Most of them said they had been driven to aggression by the frustrating behaviour of other motorists, such as failure to indicate when changing lanes or driving too closely behind.

Despite their angst at bad behaviour on the roads, Mr Hughes said around six in 10 of those surveyed did not see speeding fines as an effective way of curbing inappropriate driving. "Fifty-eight per cent believe speeding fines are used as a source of revenue," he said. "One in two motorists feel it is unfair to penalise drivers who are only driving a few kilometres over the speed limit in 50 and 60kph zones." One-third of motorists admitted to having driven while they were "probably" over the drink-driving limit, while 22 per cent said they frequently used their mobile phone without a hands-free kit while driving. Male drivers under 25 were voted the worst on the roads by age and gender, and cabbies were seen as the worst single road user group, followed closely by drivers of high-performance vehicles.

Police: Road Rage Driver Attacks 2 Crossing Guards2 Guards Injured, Suspect On Lose

NBC 11.com, CA

An irate motorist attacked two crossing guards in San Jose Tuesday morning leaving one hospitalized with serious injuries, according to police. The San Jose Police Department is seeking a Hispanic male between 20-30 years old driving a small green car in connection with the attack on two crossing guards. The incident took place on Martin Avenue near August Boeger Middle School just before 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. The suspect was driving erratically and drove through the intersection while the crossing guards held up their stop signs and children were crossing the street, according to police spokeswoman Catherine Unger.

He got really angry, pulled over and physically assaulted one of the crossing guards, punched him in the face and threw him to the ground," Unger said. Chieu Nguyen, 47, was transported to a local hospital following the assault, The second crossing guard, Poan Pho, 56, was also injured after trying to assist Nguyen but has been sent home, Unger said.

Arrest Made In Crossing Guard Road Rage Attack

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The man suspected of beating two school crossing guards Tuesday in San Jose was in police custody, authorities announced early Wednesday morning. Ivan Nunez, 38, of San Jose, was arrested around 2 a.m. in a motel off Old Oakland Road in San Jose, according to police spokeswoman Catherine Unger. The department's SWAT team was assigned the task of finding and apprehending Nunez because "what we found in his criminal history and the fact that he's a parolee lead us to determine he was a pretty high-risk suspect," Unger said. But Nunez "gave up without incident and complied with officers," Unger said.

He is being held for parole violation and unspecified assault charges in Santa Clara County Jail, and should be arraigned by Friday, Unger said. It was just before 8 a.m. Tuesday when Nunez was allegedly driving erratically on Martin Avenue near August Boeger Middle School. He drove through the intersection while the crossing guards held up their stop signs and children were crossing the street, according to Unger. "He got really angry, pulled over and physically assaulted one of the crossing guards, punched him in the face and threw him to the ground," Unger said. Chieu Nguyen, 47, was transported to a local hospital following the assault, and according to Unger was still being observed for possible bleeding on the brain.

The second crossing guard, Poan Pho, 56, was also injured after trying to assist Nguyen, but was then sent home, Unger said. After the incident, area residents and passersby were "so astonished" by what had happened that several people quickly came forward with descriptions of Nunez and his vehicle, according to Unger. Those tips resulted in his apprehension, she said. Unger described Nunez as "huge," standing about 5'11" and weighing 220 pounds. She said he was already on parole for an unspecified conviction, and does have an extensive criminal history. "When you're on parole you have to live a pretty straight life, and obviously he didn't understand that," Unger said

Road-rage driver terrorised family
By Steve Butcher
October 16, 2003

Only the grace of God saved a couple, their infant son and his grandmother from death in a terrifying road-rage incident on Melbourne's Western Ring Road, a magistrate said yesterday. The magistrate, John Doherty, heard that the family were traumatised after drunk-driver Peter John Sparshott terrorised them with a series of horrific actions. The court was told the driver's wife frantically rang the police emergency number as Sparshott repeatedly harassed them in the early hours of May 19 last year. Mr Doherty described the incident as "like something out of a movie" and said that he could not even imagine what it must have been like for the victims. In jailing Sparshott, 25, for 15 months, Mr Doherty told him he had "nearly killed these people but, by the grace of God, he didn't and he can be thankful for that". Sparshott, who pleaded guilty to charges of reckless conduct endangering life and driving in a dangerous manner, must serve a minimum nine months. Sparshott, unemployed, of Longford Court, Kealba, had his licence cancelled for three years, and was released pending an appeal. Senior Constable Ash McCulloch, prosecuting, said that Sparshott was drunk when he drove four times up the wrong side of a Deer Park road, sliding his car sideways and performing fishtails in front of his girlfriend who refused to be his passenger.

Senior Constable McCulloch said the pair later continued to argue at their flat before she rang the police and Sparshott drove away. On the ring road, when he cut in front of the victims' car, the driver flashed his lights which made him slam on his brakes, forcing the other driver to swerve to avoid a collision. The husband drove slowly past Sparshott who suddenly launched his car over a naturestrip and on to the road before chasing the victims' vehicle. Senior Constable McCulloch said the family, now worried for their safety, decided not to drive home to avoid Sparshott following them there. At one stage Sparshott drove head-on at the victims and later forced the family on to a median strip as the wife frantically rang for police help. Desperate to find a populated place, the husband drove at 120km/h before hiding his car among trucks at a service station, fearing for the lives of his family. Sparshott searched for the victims but drove off when police lights approached. He was interviewed later. Defence counsel Charles Tan said Sparshott remembered nothing of the events, while a psychologist suggested the events were sparked by a major depressive disorder. Mr Tan said Sparshott's rehabilitation was paramount and that jailing him would not serve the community's interests.

Car Windscreen Smashed in Road Rage Attack

By Rod Minchin, Scottish Press Association

A motorist was today being hunted by police after smashing the windscreen of a car during a road rage attack.
Tayside Police said it was the culmination of several incidents between a grey Daihatsu Four Trak 4x4 and a silver saloon car. The incident started on the southbound carriageway of Baldovie Road, Dundee, just after 10am yesterday, police said. After crossing from the northbound carriageway and cutting in front of the Daihatsu which was travelling southwards, the silver car stopped and the driver spat at the 4x4. The car then drove off and turned eastwards along the Arbroath Road at the Claypotts junction. The Daihatsu also continued in the same direction.

Several minutes later the Daihatsu turned right into the village of Panmurefield, the driver of the car drove out of the village and threw a large stone, which smashed the windscreen of the 4x4.
The car then headed off westwards towards Dundee. The motorist police are hunting is described as a white man, aged in his mid 20s. He had short brown hair and was slim to average build. Police said there was another man around the same age in the front passenger seat. A force spokesman said: “Anyone who witnessed the incident, or anyone who can identify the driver of the silver car, should contact Tayside Police on 01382 223 200.”

Original Article Found Here: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2054070

A motorist was today being hunted by police after smashing the windscreen of a car during a road rage attack.
Police said it was the culmination of several incidents between a grey Daihatsu Four Trak 4x4 and a silver saloon car. The incident started on the southbound carriageway of Baldovie Road just after 10am yesterday, police said. After crossing from the northbound carriageway and cutting in front of the Daihatsu, which was travelling southwards, the silver car stopped and the driver spat at the 4x4. The car then drove off and turned eastwards along Arbroath Road at the Claypotts junction. The Daihatsu also continued in the same direction.
Several minutes later the Daihatsu turned right into the village of Panmurefield, the driver of the car drove out of the village and threw a large stone, which smashed the windscreen of the 4x4. The car then headed off westwards towards Dundee.

The motorist police are hunting is described as a white man, aged in his mid 20s.
He had short brown hair and was slim to average build. Police said there was another man around the same age in the front passenger seat. A force spokesman said, “Anyone who witnessed the incident, or anyone who can identify the driver of the silver car, should contact Tayside Police on 01382 223200.”

Original Article Found Here: http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2003/10/15/story5253113t0.shtm

Bridgeport man charged in alleged road rage incident
by Jeff Toquinto

BRIDGEPORT NEWS EDITOR

BRIDGEPORT -- Police have charged a Bridgeport man in an alleged road rage incident that was said to have occurred in late August at a Bridgeport convenience store. Timothy Cutlip, 35, has been charged with malicious wounding, said Bridgeport Detective M.J. Lemley. Cutlip was arraigned before Harrison County Chief Magistrate Mark Gorby and released on a $5,000 surety bond, Lemley said. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 20, Lemley said. The situation at the Bridgeport Go Mart along U.S. 50 resulted in a Taylor County woman being taken to United Hospital Center for what turned out to be minor injuries, police have said. The identity of the woman, who was struck with a hammer, has not been released.

The woman had children in the vehicle during the incident, Lemley said. A security videotape from Go Mart, shown during an area television newscast, eventually resulted in a lead that identified Cutlip as a potential suspect, Lemley said. Cutlip was asked to come to the police department and, once there, admitted to being at the store, but said he did not strike the victim. "After that, we did a photo lineup and had the victim come in to the department," Lemley said. "She picked him out of the lineup. After that, I obtained a warrant for his arrest." The alleged victim said she was attacked the evening of Aug. 22 while driving her 1994 GMC Sierra truck on U.S. 50 toward Bridgeport from Taylor County, according to police.

The alleged victim unsuccessfully tried to pass several motorcycles near the AFG (Fourco) Road, according to the police report. She said every time she tried to pass, the motorcycles sped up. Apparently, her inability to pass the motorcycles infuriated the driver of a "white vehicle" behind her, according to police. The situation remained the same until she turned into the Go Mart, where the vehicle behind her did the same, according to police. The man in the white vehicle got out, yelled at the alleged victim and then hit her in the forehead and the forearm with a hammer, according to police.

A Woodbury man faces charges as a result of an incident on October 10 that Newtown police described as an apparent case of road rage. Gary Wamser, 43, was charged with breach of the peace in the second degree and failure to obey a traffic signal after the incident that took place at 7:35 am on Church Hill Road at the westbound off ramp of I-84. The victim, identified only as Linda Hill, told police that she was driving through a green light at the intersection when Wamser's black Ford Mustang turned right off the ramp in front of her without stopping, forcing her to brake to avoid hitting him. She told police that when she flashed her headlights at Wamser, he stopped his vehicle, got out and approached her, shouting obscenities. He then reached through the open window on the driver's side of her car and struck her in the head, she said.

Ms Hill told police that Wamser returned to his vehicle and drove away, turning on Commerce Road and into the parking lot of the post office. Newtown Police found Wamser's car in the employee parking lot of the post office. He disputed Ms Hill's version of the incident. Wamser was arrested on the charges, then released on a promise to appear Danbury Superior Court on October 24. It was the second traffic incident categorized as road rage in Newtown last week. On October 6 a Naugatuck man was arrested on a charge of reckless driving when police said he caused an accident on I-84 that resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to a Danbury woman and her 4-year-old daughter.

The victims had to be extricated from their vehicle by firefighters from Newtown Hook and Ladder. Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe said there is no charge known as "road rage" but other charges can be lodged in such incidents. "There are charges such as following too close to intimidate," he said. The increasing number of cars on the road, particularly at rush hour, has resulted in an increasing number of such incidents. "As traffic becomes more difficult through Connecticut, the incidence of road rage could continue to increase," Chief Kehoe said.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.newtownbee.com/News.asp?d=Archive2000&s=News10-16-2003-14-07-04.htm

Ballarat's road rage epidemic
Thursday, 16 October 2003
Ballarat Courier, Australia

FRUSTRATED Ballarat motorists are driving the road rage epidemic home in frightening numbers. One-in-six Ballarat drivers have admitted to using rude gestures when they get angry behind the wheel, while 43 per cent will sound their horn at drivers, according to a recent survey. The two most common causes of frustration on regional roads are drivers failing to indicate and drivers failing to move over to allow other cars to pass. The AAMI Crash Index survey also found: Nine-in-10 drivers, from Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton, have been subjected to some form of road rage or anti-social behaviour; Three-quarters have been subjected to rude gestures from other drivers; 70 per cent say they have been tailgated; More than half of central Victorian drivers have been verbally abused; and four per cent have been physically assaulted.

The bad report card for local drivers has prompted Ballarat police to call for a return of old-fashioned values such as courtesy. Acting Senior Sergeant Ross Humphrey, who was surprised by the figures, said there had been incidents in Ballarat where road rage drivers have followed other drivers and tailgated motorists. "I don't know why people let themselves get upset by minor infringements," he said.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Philadelphia police say road rage may have met a new low, after a driver attacked a pregnant woman over her driving. Police say the woman, who is seven months pregnant, was hit in the stomach after a verbal exchange with another driver near Harbison avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Police say the heavy-set man chipped the woman's tooth, as well as pulling her hair. Both mother and baby are in good shape.

DENVER (News 4) Road rage is apparently alive and well on highways in Denver. Police have a license plate number and are looking to issue a warrant for a woman accused of a road rage incident aimed at a family of four, News 4 reports. The incident happened Wednesday during afternoon rush hour on Interstate 70 near the Colorado Boulevard exit. Manuel Cardona Alba, of Aurora, Colo., was in the car with his wife and two children when he said an angry woman rammed his bumper twice on the highway. He called police, who told him to exit off the highway. He said the woman then followed him, got out of her car while he waited at a red light, and punched through his driver's side window. "She came to my window and she said, 'Come on,'" Alba told News 4. "I didn't say anything. I was scared, and surprised that she was doing that."The broken glass cut Alba's face and his wife's hands. Police said that if they find the driver, she faces charges for assault and leaving the scene of an accident.

Manchester Evening News, UK

A LORRY driver was jailed for three months at Manchester Crown Court for what a judge described as "a bad example of road rage." Judge Anthony Ensor told William Gardner: "This must have been a very frightening experience for the motorist. "I am in no doubt you are a man with a short fuse and the public has to be protected from road rage." Gardner, 56, of Brantingham Road, Whalley Range admitted disorderly behaviour and damaging a wing mirror and a mobile phone. Prosecutor William Staunton said motorist Clive Bretherton had to pull in front of Gardner's lorry when three lanes filtered into two, on Princess Parkway in Chorlton. Gardner drove up behind him, flashed his lights and sounded his horn. At a junction Gardner got out of his lorry and verbally abused Mr Bretherton, who noticed that Gardener had damaged his wing mirror. He stopped in front of the lorry at another junction and got out to phone the police. Gardner approached and told him to move his car "or I'll rip your head off". There was some grappling and the phone was damaged when it hit the ground.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/news/stories/Detail_LinkStory=70337.html

Watford Observer, UK

A COUPLE had their car window smashed showering the woman with glass during a road-rage incident. The young couple from St Albans were on the way to watch Watford play Walsall on Tuesday when they say they were cut up by a dark coloured H-registered Honda Civic or Honda Prelude. After they flashed their lights, the driver of the Honda began reversing towards them. The incident at about 6.30pm in St Albans Road, near TGI Friday, was witnessed by an off-duty special constable. Special constable Nikki Bowles said: "First he stopped by braking hard and then started to reverse.

"Then he got out and punched his fist through the passenger window and drove off at high speed." Concerned for the safety of the female passenger the special constable flagged the Peugeot down to find the girl shaken by the incident. Special Constable Bowles said: "The girl was covered in glass. They were really nice but really shaken up." Police confirmed the driver of the Honda was a black male about 6.1" tall with a stocky build. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to telephone the western area road policing unit on 01923 472320.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.423795.0.couples_car_damaged_during_roadrage_incident.php

Tazewell Man Indicted for Road Rage Murder
Patrick Allen Marsh
October 15, 2003

HAMBLEN COUNTY (WATE) -- A grand jury in Hamblen County has indicted a Tazewell man accused in a deadly road rage incident. Forty-six-year-old Patrick Allen Marsh now faces voluntary manslaughter charges. Investigators said Marsh killed Alabama truck driver Billy Ray Snipes when he shot him in the face in February 2003. The two apparently stopped to confront each other on Interstate 81 near Morristown. If convicted, Marsh could face up to six years in prison.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=1484785

Device Promises To 'Terminate' Road Rage
Couple Works On Improved Version

A local man's invention could help calm aggressive drivers on local roadways, according to Local 4's Business Editor Rod Meloni. A device called the Road Rage Terminator promises to bring courtesy to the road.

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Don Krzesowiak, a Clinton Township building maintenance worker, wondered what would happen if he started applying politeness to the road, using "the two words you learn first in life, please and thank you." The idea struck him five years ago while wedging his car into thick traffic, Local 4 reported. And rather than let the idea pass, Krzesowiak and his wife, Maria, started to work to patent what they're calling the Road Rage Terminator. The paperwork finally came last year, Local 4 reported. The couple then went forward with their first design, and, finally, a prototype.

The device is attached to the turning signal wires of a vehicle, and when activating the left or right blinker, the Terminator blinks a message saying, "Please." Once the blinker is deactivated, the Terminator blinks a message that says, "Thank You." The couple is expected to start building a much brighter and easier to read version of the Terminator for aftermarket sales in the near future, Local 4 reported. "I think that it's going to be a great help, I really do. I think it's a start and I think that people want to be kind and courteous to each other and sometimes they don't know how to do that," said Maria Krzesowiak.

The couple has started their own company, hired a local sign maker to build the Road Rage Terminator and are doing some of their own marketing research for the device. "I hope to see it not only in Detroit, but all over the country and all over the world," said Maria.

Alleged road rage case heading to circuit court
by Matt Harvey
ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR

CLARKSBURG -- The case of a man charged in an alleged road rage incident in Bridgeport is headed to Harrison County Circuit Court after a magistrate found probable cause on Monday. Timothy S. Cutlip, 35, of Bridgeport, is charged with malicious wounding. He is alleged to have used a hammer to strike a motorist who had pulled over at Bridgeport's Go-Mart. Cutlip struck three times, the alleged victim said Monday. She suffered a bruise from a blow to her right arm and a concussion from a blow to her head. Cutlip also struck the visor of her car with the hammer, the alleged victim testified.

She punched Cutlip first, when he approached her car in an agitated state, the alleged victim testified. The alleged confrontation was touched off as the woman, en route from Taylor County to Bridgeport with her children in her pickup, had problems passing a group of motorcycles, authorities have indicated. Traci M. Cook, an assistant prosecutor for the office of Harrison Prosecutor Joe Shaffer, represented the state. Detective M.J. Lemley of Bridgeport Police investigated. The defense attorney was Morgantown lawyer J. Bryan Edwards. In other court news:

- Donald Radabaugh, 19, of Clarksburg, has pleaded guilty to burglary and will be sentenced Dec. 1 by Harrison County Chief Circuit Judge John Lewis Marks Jr., said Assistant Prosecutor Jerry Blair. Radabaugh used a screwdriver to open the front door of his neighbor's home, then grabbed a purse from a guest who was asleep on the couch, Blair said. Clarksburg Police Detective John Sedlock, investigating the theft shortly after it happened, went by Radabaugh's dwelling and noticed nothing in front of it, Blair said. But later, Sedlock went by and saw the stolen purse, which apparently had been put outside, Blair said. Sedlock eventually obtained a confession from Radabaugh, Blair said. John S. "Sam" Folio was the defense attorney. - Christopher Knight, 28, of Clarksburg, has entered a plea to second-degree arson. However, Marks put off accepting the plea pending completion of a presentence report.

Marks set the next hearing in the case for Nov. 8. Knight, indicted on a charge of first-degree arson, is represented by attorney Dreama D. Sinkkanen. Assistant Prosecutor Scott Reynolds is handling the state's case. Assistant State Fire Marshal Mackey Ayersman investigated. - Jason Paul Zannino, 32, of Clarksburg, has entered a plea to misdemeanor failure to pay child support and has been placed on two years' probation by Marks, Blair said. Zannino, who has no prior criminal record, was represented by Folio, Blair said. Clarksburg Police officer Jason Snider investigated. - Myron S. Magruder, 29, of Clarksburg, has entered a plea to misdemeanor failure to pay child support and has been placed on five years' probation, Assistant Prosecutor Kurt W. Hall said. State Police Trooper 1st Class M.E. Sanders investigated. Magruder, who had no prior criminal record, was represented by attorney Keith Skeen, Hall said.

- Breaking and entering and grand larceny charges against Chrystopher Gooden, 23, of Smithfield have been sent on to circuit court, Hall said. Gooden is accused in connection with a theft from Rob's Wallace Mart in Wallace, Hall said. Harrison County Magistrate Brenda J. Anselene found probable cause, moving the case on, Hall said. The case was investigated by Trooper 1st Class R.L. Talkington.

- Breaking and entering and attempted breaking and entering charges against Linda Riggs, 44, of Clarksburg, have been sent on to circuit court after Riggs waived her preliminary hearing before Harrison County Magistrate Tammy Marple. Hall was the prosecutor. Clarksburg Police Detective Sgt. C.A. Dytzel investigated.

SABC News, South Africa

The case against convicted road rage murderer Owen Kroeger of Alberton was today postponed to December for mitigatory evidence and sentencing in the Johannesburg High Court. The defence asked for the postponement because it was not satisfied with one of the pre-sentence reports. The family of the victim, Morare Matekane, was apparently not consulted when the report was drawn up. Kroeger was convicted in June of shooting and killing 38-year-old Matekane of Meadowlands in Soweto, without justification.

Matekane was travelling on a motorcycle when he slightly damaged one of the side mirrors on Kroeger's car. The incident happened during peak hour traffic at the intersection of Marshal and End Streets in the Johannesburg city centre in August 2001. Kroeger shot Matekane once in the chest. Matekane died at the scene. The case was postponed to December 11 and 12. - Sapa

Recent Confrontations Highlight Dangers Of Responding To Road Rage
Man Accused Of Pulling Gun During Monday Dispute; Tow-Truck Driver Accused Of Violence Saturday
WRAL.com, NC

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Tempers have flared behind the wheel in recent days in the Triangle. And the latest case of road rage involves a gun. Garner police arrested the president of a local chamber of commerce for pulling a pistol on another driver. A lot of people have been in the same situation -- cruising on the highway, or through an intersection, and someone cuts them off. So they lie on the horn, or maybe make a face or a gesture. But as two people discovered in Garner Monday night, responding to road rage can be dangerous. Many people who drive have experienced road rage. How they handle it can mean the difference between life and -- in extreme cases -- death. "It is best not to be confontational at all," said Capt. Dennis Poteat, of the Raleigh Police Department. But words led to confrontation Monday night. Michael Kevin Nelson, who happens to be the president of the Garner Chamber of Commerce, was arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at another couple from inside his SUV on Highway 70.

The man and woman said they did not turn right on red, and it apparently angered Nelson. "It just went on for several miles, at a couple of different intersections," said Garner police spokesman Jon Blum. "During the course of the time, one of the people in the white Ford Excursion pulled out a gun, allegedly displayed a weapon, and pointed it at the people in the other vehicle." Saturday night, in another case of road rage, a man named Shawn Graham was charged with running over another driver on the side of the road with his tow truck after an argument. "When people pull off the road, it escalates to shouting or a shoving match," Poteat said, "and it could result in assaultive behavior." Police said the best advice is to not engage other drivers. "You do not know where a person is coming from, what their mindset is, what they've been doing," Poteat said. "They could have an illegal weapon.

They could have a weapon coming back from a hunting trip." Said Blum: "I think sometimes the anonymity of being inside a vehicle allows people to behave in certain ways because they can run away. I think the vehicle leads to inappropriate behavior sometimes." Nelson did not return WRAL's calls or messages Tuesday. The man and woman who were the alleged victims in Monday's case spoke off-camera. They said Nelson pointed the gun right at them, and they were terrified.

Device Promises To 'Terminate' Road Rage
Couple Works On Improved Version

NBC Sandiego.com, CA

A Detroit-area man's invention could help calm aggressive drivers on local roadways, according to WDIV-TV.
A device called the Road Rage Terminator promises to bring courtesy to the road. Don Krzesowiak, a Clinton Township building maintenance worker, wondered what would happen if he started applying politeness to the road, using what he calls "the two words you learn first in life, please and thank you." The idea struck him five years ago while wedging his car into thick traffic. And rather than let the idea pass, Krzesowiak and his wife, Maria, started to work to patent what they call the Road Rage Terminator. The paperwork finally came last year, WDIV reported.

The couple then went forward with their first design, and, finally, a prototype. The device is attached to the turn-signal wires of a vehicle, and when activating the left or right blinker, the Terminator blinks a message saying, "Please." Once the blinker is deactivated, the Terminator blinks a message that says, "Thank You." The couple is expected to start building a much brighter and easier-to-read version of the Terminator for aftermarket sales in the near future. "I think that it's going to be a great help, I really do. I think it's a start and I think that people want to be kind and courteous to each other and sometimes they don't know how to do that," said Maria Krzesowiak. The couple has started their own company, hired a local sign maker to build the Road Rage Terminator and are doing some of their own marketing research for the device.
"I hope to see it not only in Detroit, but all over the country and all over the world," said Maria.

TWO women were left shaken after a man smashed a bottle over their car and hurled abuse at them. The road rage incident happened in broad daylight on one of Cambridge's busiest roads and police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Trouble flared just after 4pm on Sunday when the women exchanged words with the driver of a silver Mercedes convertible. He got out of his car and began raving at the frightened women before smashing the bottle on their car. After the attack he got back into his car and drove off in the direction of Newmarket Road. Pc Jonathan Lockwood of Cambridge police said: "We would like to speak to anyone who may have been travelling along East Road around the time of the incident and saw something suspicious."
If you can help call Pc Lockwood at Parkside Police Station on (01223) 358966 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Road rage man 'a hair's breadth' from jail sentence
By Citizen reporter

A BUILDER waved an object which looked like a machete during a road rage incident in Princess Alexandra Hospital's car park, a court heard on Monday. The incident was triggered by an argument over a car parking space, Mark Halsey, prosecuting, told Chelmsford Crown Court. Christopher Walker, 43, of Catalin Court, Waltham Abbey, admitted affray. He was made the subject of an 18-month community rehabilitation order, a condition being that he attends an aggression replacement programme. He was also ordered to pay £700 compensation to Alec Lord for the damage to his car and the distress he caused, plus £450 prosecution costs.
Judge Rodger Hayward-Smith told Walker:

"Your behaviour was appalling. You have escaped prison by a hair's breadth. You are a very lucky man." Mr Halsey said that on November 22 last year Mr Lord went to visit his child at the hospital and was looking for a parking space. He was about to park his car when the defendant's white Polo went into the space he had been waiting for. Mr Lord was upset and sounded his horn.

The two men began shouting and swearing at each other and Walker said: "I've got a knife here and I'm going to stab you." Mr Lord decided to call Walker's bluff and walked over and kicked the front nearside tyre of his car. Walker got out and then produced what several witnesses described as a knife or machete. He began shouting obscenities and told Mr Lord: "I'm going to kill you. I've got your registration number and I'm going to find you and kill you." He used the weapon to scrape a two-foot-long line across the bonnet of Mr Lord's car. He also spat at the car and over Mr Lord's jacket. Walker was then seen to push the object up his sleeve and drive off, said Mr Halsey. Damage to Mr Lord's car amounted to £584. The cut across the bonnet was so deep the car had to be resprayed. The court heard Walker had a previous conviction in 1998 for common assault and threatening behaviour relating to another road rage incident.

In July this year he was made the subject of a community rehabilitation order for common assault. This concerned a dispute, seven days after the hospital car park affray, at a petrol station when he pushed someone away. In mitigation Joanne Critchley said the object Walker produced was a breeze-block trowel, although he accepted it could have looked like a machete. The incident began with an argument over a parking space. Mr Lord perceived he was the one entitled to take it and the defendant perceived that Mr Lord had taken his parking space. After some shouting, Walker initially returned to his car and was about to drive off when Mr Lord came over and began kicking the front tyre.

There was an element of provocation, she said. Walker then went to the boot of his car, took out the trowel and things got completely out of control. Miss Critchley said Walker had kept out of trouble for the last year and she urged the court to allow an existing community rehabilitation order to continue. Judge Hayward-Smith told Walker: "You were wielding a weapon which may not have been a machete but it certainly looked like one to others who saw you waving it about in a threatening manner. You have a record for incidents which are akin to road rage." He added that it was with some hesitation that he was allowing Walker his liberty.

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Witnesses tell of murder suspect’s fight, road rage
10/23/2003
By Jason McKee

BOYERTOWN -- In just eight minutes, Timothy Krause got into a bar fight, ran over two motorcyclists and smashed into a vehicle on Route 100 while driving from Barto to Pottstown, prosecutors and witnesses said in court Wednesday. The drive from the Cheers bar in Barto to the State Street intersection of Route 100 should have taken longer than that. But on July 19, Krause drove so fast in his green Dodge pickup that he had enough time to detour at Railroad Street in Colebrookdale and intentionally smash into a motorcycle occupied by two people in the parking lot of Papa Bernard’s Pisize="3a, according to prosecutors. Somehow, Todd and Pat Rogers survived.

"The truck came flying in, hit the motorcycle, and shot them right into the air," Chad Scott testified Wednesday at Krause’s preliminary hearing. "They went flying like rag dolls; I was amazed they were even alive." There was no testimony about Krause’s motives on that day. But this case isn’t the only one in which he’s accused of violence. On Sept. 6, according to police in Pottstown, Krause rammed a friend’s pickup truck into the State Street Tavern while on a jealous rampage. He then gunned down his estranged wife’s boyfriend, Mark T. Brower Sr., in an alley outside the bar. After killing Brower, Krause went after his wife inside the bar, but a feisty bartender named Jacqueline Cuevas fought him off with a baseball bat until police arrived, court records state. Krause’s preliminary hearing for the murder charges is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday before District Justice Thomas Palladino in Pottstown.

After Wednesday’s hearing, District Justice Michael Hartman held all the charges related to the July aggravated assault with a motor vehicle. Colebrookdale police and the Berks County District Attorney’s office are handling that case, in which Krause is accused of treating a 10-mile stretch of Route 100 like a smash-up derby. Both Todd and Pat Rogers were injured in the incident. Pat Rogers will remain in therapy for about two more years. She suffered a broken back, a dislocated shoulder and a broken collarbone, according to her testimony. She was in a hospital trauma center for five days and was bedridden for six weeks. "I can’t bend over, and my doctors told me I can’t lift anything heavier than a pound," she testified. Krause was motionless throughout the hearing.

The prosecution lined up more than 30 witnesses who saw Krause’s green Dodge pickup that day on its way from Barto to State Street. The pickup truck hasn’t been found. The eight-minute rampage started at 8:03 p.m. in the Cheers bar in Barto, according to testimony. Shawn Ingram, a cook at the bar, said he saw Krause drinking with two other men, neither of whom has been identified. An argument ensued, and Krause and one of the men went outside to fight. A few minutes later, Krause’s opponent came back into the bar without his shirt on and with Krause’s blood on his hands, records state. The man announced that he "beat the (expletive) out of (Krause)," according to testimony from the bartender, Anita McVicker. Ingram then called 911 because the two men refused to leave the bar.

The call came into the radio room at the state police barracks in Reading at 8:03 p.m., records state. Krause left the bar in his pickup and tore through the streets of Bechtelsville, Colebrookdale and Douglass (Mont.), frequently losing control and causing two accidents, according to police. "He looked distressed," Guy Stables testified. "He had really long hair, and he kept pulling it down in front of his face, as if he was trying to disguise himself." Danette Stauffer was on Main Street in Bechtelsville when she heard tires screeching. She ran into the street to get a better view, and that’s she saw the green pickup truck.

"I had to dive out of the way," Stauffer said. At 8:05 p.m., Colebrookdale police received a call over the radio about a green pickup truck ramming a motorcycle in a parking lot off Railroad Street. Six minutes later, Upper Pottsgrove police received a call about a hit-and-run at the State Street intersection of Route 100. A white Mitsubishi Mirage driven by Dean Leggio was sideswiped by a green pickup truck while stopped at a red light, police said. The truck hit Leggio’s car as it tried to squeeze between it and a car stopped in the turning lane, according to police. The truck then skidded through the intersection, almost hitting another vehicle, before it disappeared down State Street, police said. Krause wasn’t charged in the accidents until after he was arrested and charged with the murder in Pottstown seven weeks later.

Muskegon man sentenced in road rage case
WOOD-TV, MI

(Muskegon, October 24, 2003, 11:45 a.m.) The Muskegon man prosecutors say knowingly drove away from the scene of a road rage accident, which ended in a young woman's death, has been sentenced. Friday morning, Garry Willer Junior received six months in jail and three years probation. Willer also has to pay restitution and undergo counseling for anger management and substance abuse. Willer pled no contest last month to leaving an accident scene. Twenty-year-old Diyamond Foster lost control of her car and died after police say Foster and Willer were involved in a road rage accident on I-96 last July. "It saddens me that he didn't get more time, but he'll have to deal with God and his conscience, like I've said before," said Foster's mother, Kay Shabasize="3, after the sentencing. Diyamond Foster's friends and family have formed an organization called Reaching Out Against Road Rage, or ROAR. They hope it will help stop road rage and support victims of it.

Road rage results in stabbing
By ROGER ADKINS

PARKERSBURG - A road rage incident went from bad to worse Friday when a man was stabbed in the arm, police said. Police still are searching for one of the individuals involved in the 3 p.m. altercation.
The incident began on Dudley Avenue in the area of 31st Street, said Detective Decker Moody, Parkersburg Police Department. A tan-colored, full-size pickup truck with an Ohio license plate pulled out in front of a maroon Oldsmobile, Moody said. What followed is typical of most road rage incidents, said police Chief Robert Newell. Moody said the driver of the Oldsmobile honked his horn at the driver of the truck. The driver of the truck, in turn, made an obscene gesture at the driver of the Oldsmobile, Newell said.

The truck then pulled off Dudley Avenue to let the Oldsmobile go around, Moody said. The truck pulled back onto the road behind the Oldsmobile and began following it closely. The road rage exchange continued on Dudley Avenue and the vehicles turned onto Emerson Avenue, police said. Moody said the driver of the Oldsmobile tried to get away from the pursuing truck but was unsuccessful. The truck followed the Oldsmobile down 36th Street, Moody said. Both vehicles then turned onto Liberty Street and stopped. The driver of the truck exited his vehicle and the passenger of the car did the same. "The passenger of the car displayed a knife," Moody said.

An altercation ensued and the man who brandished the knife ended up being stabbed in the upper portion of his left arm, Moody said. It is not clear if the driver of the truck took the knife away from the passenger of the car or if the stab wound occurred some other way during the altercation, Moody said. After apparently stabbing the passenger of the car with his own knife, the driver of the truck fled from the scene, Moody said.
The passenger of the Oldsmobile got back into the vehicle and was driven to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. Police were called by witnesses to the altercation, who reported a stabbing and a large amount of blood on the ground. Moody said the victim's injuries were not life-threatening.

Police later identified and interviewed the two men in the Oldsmobile, Moody said. Authorities are withholding their names pending the completion of an investigation, he said. The driver of the truck has not been located. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact the detective bureau of the police department at 424-8440. Newell said it would be in the best interest of the driver of the truck to turn himself in to police. Charges could be filed against all parties involved, Newell said, but that is not certain. Road rage incidents are common and quite dangerous, Newell said. Every incident is taken seriously. "People have to learn to have patience with one another," Newell said

Aurora Woman Charged In Road-Rage Incident
Suspect Allegedly Punches Out Window Of Another Car In Fit Of Rage
KMGH, CO

DENVER -- Formal charges were filed Monday against an Aurora, Colo., woman in connection with an alleged road-rage incident Oct. 15. Formal charges have been filed against Shalmir Petsche in connection with a road rage incident on Interstate 70. Shalmir Petsche, 20 (pictured, left), is charged with two counts of felony second-degree assault, one count of felony criminal mischief and one count of misdemeanor third-degree assault. According to the District Attorney's Office, Petsche allegedly ran into the back of the another car on Interstate 70 near Colorado Boulevard and then followed the driver and his family off the highway until they stopped at a red light. Petsche allegedly punched out the driver-side window of the other car while the family of four was huddled inside and then fled the scene. The driver of the other car took down the suspect's license plate number and called police, who traced it to the suspect. Petsche is currently being held in the Denver County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

New Delhi: Two brothers used iron rods to beat a man to death after he ran into one of them on his bicycle, in another case of road rage here. The victim was returning to his place of work after delivering cooking gas cylinders to customers on his bicycle, when his pillion rider lost his balance. The impact caused the cyclist, identified only as Jitender, 25, to crash into a bystander, causing him minor injuries. The infuriated bystander with the help of his brother then beat the man unconscious, the report said. One of the brothers then took Jitender to hospital but he was pronounced dead.

Jitender's relatives later told the police that the brothers had hit him with iron rods.One of the brothers is in police custody and the other has fled, the report said. Incidents of violence by angry motorists in the Indian capital are frequently reported, despite appeals by doctors, social activists and police to motorists to remain calm while travelling. Among the many instances of road rage in New Delhi this year was the shooting of a woman who stopped to intervene in an argument on the road. Sunita Chaddha was shot dead for attempting to broker peace between a hapless scooter-rider and three men. In another incident, an irate truck driver mowed down a man who accidentally hit his car. - Sapa-AFP

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Road Rage Driver Kills Man On Northern Blvd. In Queens
By Marcus Solis
(Corona-WABC, October 28, 2003) — It began on a street corner in Corona. It appeared to be a simple dispute but when it was over one man was dead, and another now is facing charges in his death. Police have arrested a 17-year-old suspect and charged him with assault. It is a quick arrest in this case, but that is of little consolation to friends who are mourning the death of someone who was a fixture in this neighborhood for nearly 30 years. Crime scene detectives were back on Northern Boulevard as their investigation continues. On Monday, Linwood Purdy, a neighborhood fixture, was killed in an apparent case of road rage. He was killed on his 50th birthday.

Purdy was actually a pedestrian crossing the street too slowly for a motorist who got out of his car and punched him. Resident: "Linwood was the type of guy that would help you if you needed it. He did a lot of mechanic work. He helped me with working on my car. He was not bad at all." Witnesses were able to get a partial license plate number as the white minivan sped off. Police have arrested 17-year-old Jordan Tavarez in connection with the killing. Duke Talbot, Victim's Friend: "Whoever jumped out of the car shouldn't have done that. That doesn't make any sense." As for charges against Jordan Tavarez, he's accused of assault right now. Initially, it was reported that Mr. Purdy had been hit on the head with an object. However, that is not the case. It appears he was punched, fell back and hit his head. Will Tavarez be charged with murder? That may depend on autopsy results, and prosecutors say the matter's still under investigation.

A Bethel, Minnesota man is recovering from injuries he suffered in a road rage attack Wednesday evening.
The Anoka County Sheriff's office is looking for the driver of a dark blue or black Jeep Cherokee Sport that was on Round Lake Boulevard in Coon Rapids at 7:15 p.m. Police say the driver of the Cherokee cut off a car on Round Lake Boulevard. Both vehicles entered the parking lot of the UPS Store at 13055 Riverdale Dr. The driver then allegedly exited his car and attacked the passenger of the other vehicle with the blunt end of a hatchet. The victim, 31, suffered head injuries. He was treated and released from Mercy Hospital Wednesday evening. The suspect is described as a white male, six-feet tall, and of average build. He has short brown or black hair and is described as being "clean cut." It is not clear from police reports if the victim was acting aggressively at the time of the attack. Anyone with information on the attack is urged to call the Anoka County Sheriff's Department at 763-427-1212.

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October 30, 2003 — Chicago police are investigating a possible case of deadly road rage on the West Side.
A 22-year old man was sitting in his vehicle on the 4900- block of West Harrison when he was fatally shot just after midnight. Investigators believe the victim got into a verbal confrontation with someone on the street before the shooting. The victim's identity has yet to be released.

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Road-rage trucker takes out five bikes
Independent Online, South Africa
October 31 2003 at 01:50PM

PANAMA CITY BEACH - A man who had argued with six members of the Outlaws motorbike gang ran them down with a stolen truck, killing two and seriously injuring a third. Witnesses told police the driver chased the bikers for about a kilometre before hitting the victims and dragging them along the road. "He pulled up behind the five motorcycles, hit the accelerator, and ploughed right through them," Deputy Police Chief David Humphreys said. A woman died on the scene and a male biker was declared dead at Bay Medical Centre in nearby Panama City. - Sapa-AP

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Man injured with axe in road rage incident Watch video
KSTP, MN

Authorities in Anoka County are still searching for a man who assaulted another with the butt end of an axe. Police say the assault was a result of road rage. Shaun Woods says he was driving down Round Lake Boulevard about 7 o'clock last night, his brother Thomas, the victim in this case, was his passenger. Woods told me he was taking his brother to pick up a package at a UPS store, when he accidentally cut off another driver. That driver then apparently began flashing his high beams, and cut in front of the Woods vehicle on Round Lake Boulevard and slammed on his brakes. Police say both vehicles eventually pulled into the parking lot at this UPS store in Coon Rapids. Sean Woods says his brother got out of the car and was headed to the door of the store.

“The suspect pulled into the spot next to them and proceeded to assault one of the two brothers, striking him on the head several times with what the victim described as a small hatchet or axe.”The suspect is described as a white male, early to mid 20s, six feet tall, short brown or black hair, wearing a black jacket. The vehicle is a dark blue or black Jeep Cherokee Sport 4 door with gold pin striping. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Anoka County Sheriff's Office. I also spoke to the victim Thomas Woods. He received 4 stitches, 3 on his forehead and one on his skull. The Woods say the suspect took three swings at him with the back end of the axe. They also say they did not intentionally provoke the suspect in any way.

15-year jail sentence
Road rage incident resulted in death
31 Oct 2003
By Brian McBride News-Gazette Staff Writer

Kyle Stunkard received the maximum 15-year jail sentence Friday after he was found guilty of manslaughter in an Osceola County road rage incident last year. Orange-Osceola Circuit Court Judge Margaret T. Waller agreed with Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office prosecutors in handing down the maximum sentence the manslaughter charge carried. Initially facing second-degree murder, a jury found Stunkard guilty of the lesser charge in June after prosecutors said Stunkard, 22, stabbed Kissimmee resident Steve Buckholz, 33, eight times with a butterfly knife, cutting his carotid artery and piercing his heart, after the two men had engaged in a confrontation on Pleasant Hill Road exactly one year ago on Nov. 1, 2002.

“We were surprised with the severity of the sentence,” said Thomas D. Sommerville, Stunkard’s attorney. “We will appeal. The family is devastated.”Waller set a 30-day timeline to appeal the sentence. “It was devastating for both families,” said Christine Buckholz, Steve’s widow. “That boy ruined his life. I feel for his family.”Before he learned his fate, Stunkard read lines from a prepared statement. “I’m sorry this has happened. I’m sorry for Mrs. Buckholz’s family,” he said. “My life has been a nightmare since.” The trial showcased a road rage incident that began with Buckholz tailgating Stunkard on Pleasant Hill Road. According to court testimony, Stunkard, who was driving a black truck, jammed on his breaks in front of Buckholz’s red truck. The two men then began exchanging words on the road, witnesses testified. Buckholz, who had his 3-year-old daughter in a rear car seat, then followed Stunkard home. On the day of the stabbing, Stunkard told authorities in a taped statement that Buckholz got out of his truck, walked up his driveway and approached him as he stepped out of his truck.

Buckholz who was also holding a knife, Stunkard said, grabbed him by the throat and shoved him against the side of his vehicle. Buckholz’s folding knife was later found in the cab of Stunkard’s truck. Stunkard said when Buckholz slipped into a small culvert at the foot of his truck, he stabbed him twice with the knife he had in his vehicle. Before the melee ended, testimony showed that Stunkard had stabbed Buckholz six more times.
Defense attorneys called it self-defense. Prosecutors said it was an unnecessary use of force. Final statements from friends and family members were allowed before the sentence was read. “He’s very regretful,” said Kyle’s sister, Dana Stunkard. “He wished he could take it back.”But the Buckholz camp said Stunkard has never been sorry for his actions. “We hope his incarceration will restore values and remorse in him,” said Gayle Buckholz, Steve’s mother. Kyle, dressed in a dark suit and his hands handcuffed in front of him, stood stoically as he was led out of the courtroom. “This was a tragedy all around,” Sommerville said.

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Road rage-inspiring traffic to accompany Ohio 18 work
11/01/03
Rich Exner
Plain Dealer Reporter

Heavily traveled Ohio 18 at Interstate 71 east of Medina already is a traffic mess at times. Expect it to get worse before it gets better. If possible, through traffic should stay away in the coming months as the state starts the first of three major projects totaling more than $27 million for Ohio 18, said Tom O'Leary, district deputy director for the Ohio Department of Transportation. "It's not going to be pretty," O'Leary said. "We're asking for people to help out." Work will start in December on widening Ohio 18 to eight lanes, from the current five, on a one-mile stretch of road near I-71. Just about the time that work gets done, ODOT will start a two-year, $18 million reconstruction of Ohio 18 from just east of I-71 to the Summit County line.

Then, in 2006, ODOT plans to build a new, wider bridge on Ohio 18 near River Styx Road west of I-71. O'Leary said the cost of the bridge is not yet available. When all the work is done, traffic should move better on the key corridor between Akron and Medina. Near I-71, 32,000 vehicles a day now use the road. ODOT is so concerned about traffic tie-ups during construction that the agency is making an extensive effort to get the message out ahead of time.

ODOT has met with residents and businesses. It will work with truckers on alternate routes and post message boards on I-71 and Ohio 18 to give warnings of the changing traffic patterns as construction progresses. The first work, this December, will mainly involve the I-71 exit and entrance ramps. Next spring, ODOT will begin tearing up Ohio 18, which means half the existing road will be closed at times. Temporary 60-foot driveways will be built for businesses. O'Leary pledged to keep four lanes open during construction. When done, instead of a single, dedicated lane for traffic turning onto I-71, there will be two turn lanes in each direction, as well as two lanes each way for through traffic.

Later, in reconstructing Ohio 18 east to the Summit County line, ODOT will eliminate the difference in elevation between the eastbound and westbound lanes in that area. Because of the steep difference in grade, turning across the median is dangerous. And a fifth lane will be added throughout the entire five-mile stretch. Currently, there are turn lanes only in a few spots. The bridge west of I-71, which now has three lanes, will be wide enough to accommodate five lanes of traffic.

Police Ask For Public's Help In Finding Road Rage Killers
Police Search For Two Men, Woman

LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police asked for the public's help Friday in finding two men who, in an apparent fit of road rage, shot and killed a 30-year-old Huntington Park, Calif., man. The shooting occurred the night of Sept. 12 on Hollywood Boulevard near Laurel Canyon Boulevard, said Officer Adriana Sanchez of the Los Angeles Police Department. Cesar Garnica, an avid motorcyclist, was riding his motorcycle with family and friends when he and other members of his group got into a dispute with the occupants of a BMW, who were apparently "irate over the slower moving motorcyclists," Sanchez said. Witnesses told police that the dispute escalated to the point where the windshield of the BMW was smashed and one of its occupants fatally shot Garnica.

A $25,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of the men, Sanchez said. The driver of the BMW was described as a man of Armenian descent between 20 and 25 years old with a shaved head and a tattoo that looked like a long black bar on his left inner arm, Sanchez said. A passenger, an Armenian man between 20 and 28, had a stocky build, short hair, a mustache and a goatee, Sanchez said. There was a third occupant, possibly a female, she said. The four-door car was burgundy and possibly a 325i model from 1996 to 2001, Sanchez said. It had a smashed windshield and a front seat airbag may have been activated, she said. The license plate may have included the numbers 7 and 8. Anyone with information about the shooting or the men was asked to call the LAPD's Hollywood Station detectives at (213) 485-6410 or (213) 485- 9168.

Fifteen people were indicted by a Washington County grand jury this week, including a Belpre man involved in a road rage incident and a Coal Run resident who led local police on a high-speed chase. Mark Hinton, 23, of 109 Elm St., Belpre, was indicted on a first-degree misdemeanor count of assault. He is accused of striking James Scott Walraven, 27, of Coolville, with his car Oct. 5. Prosecutors say an argument began between the two drivers on the Memorial Bridge and continued when they pulled into the Rite Aid parking lot on Washington Boulevard in Belpre.

"They argued while out of their cars, and then Hinton apparently drove his car back around to where (Walraven) was still standing there yelling at him," said Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Kevin Rings. "Witnesses said he was hit by the car and knocked up into the air." Walraven had minor injuries from the incident. Also indicted Thursday was Jason Ross, 28, of Coal Run, on a third-degree felony count of fleeing and evading a police officer. After refusing to pull over after a traffic violation in Beverly, Ross is accused of leading an officer on a long chase, narrowly missing several other cars. "They ended up on (Ohio) 339 in Morgan County where both vehicles crashed," said Washington County Assistant Prosecutor Jim Schneider. "The police cruiser was totaled." Other indictments were:

Michael J. Siders, 23, of Southgate Trailer Park No. 2, Marietta, was indicted on two fifth-degree felony counts of theft, accused of stealing the purse of a Kroger employee Sept. 20. The purse contained more than $1,000 in cash.

Yvonne M. Hicks, 33, of Marietta, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony charge of illegal processing of drug documents, accused of altering a drug prescription Oct. 18 to obtain extra pills.

Kraig E. Brand, 45, of 43139 Washington County 58, New Matamoras, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol after an Aug. 14 incident. The charge is a felony because Brand has four convictions for driving under the influence in the past six years.

Shane O. Keller, 29, of 2302 1/2 Richmiller Lane, Belpre, was indicted on three counts of fifth-degree felony charges of domestic violence. He is accused of assaulting his live-in girlfriend in June, August and September. Keller was also indicted separately on a third-degree felony count of retaliation, accusing him of making harassing phone calls Oct. 3.

Todd Wilson, 41, of 147 Zanesville Ave., Logan, was indicted on a third-degree felony count of fleeing and eluding a police officer. He is accused of fleeing from an officer on Washington County 109 near Waterford Oct. 7.

Lisa M. Key, 40, of 1605 Race St., Parkersburg, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of theft of drugs, accused of stealing prescription drugs from a locked cabinet at EVE Inc.'s domestic violence shelter Sept. 5.

Todd Schweitzer, 41, of 702 Victoria Ave., Williamstown, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony charge of passing bad checks in the amount of $1,100 to The UPS Store in Marietta Aug. 8.

Kurt Lerch, 32, of 5441 Veto Road, Vincent, was indicted on a fifth-degree felony count of theft and is accused of accepting a $2,000 check from a Belpre couple to work on their roof and failing to begin the work or refund the check.

Mark Stanford, 37, of Wexford, Pa., was indicted on three fifth-degree felony counts of passing bad checks, forgery and theft, accused of making a $1,600 payment to a man who had captained his yacht while he had no money in his bank account.

Angela D. Carpenter, 36, of 153 Harmar St., Marietta, was indicted on a first-degree misdemeanor count of assault after an Aug. 5 incident in which she is accused of assaulted a man with pliers.

Mathew Kleintop, 20, of 525 Mitchell Ave., Beverly, was indicted on a first-degree misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of a vehicle. He is accused of taking a car from Miller's Towing in Beverly in July after it was impounded.

Clyde R. Tidd, 65, of 940 Bells Run Road, Newport, was indicted on a fourth-degree felony count of gross sexual imposition and a first-degree felony count of rape. Tidd is accused of raping someone he knew from work at the victim's apartment.

Greg J. Drennen, 41, of Spencer, W.Va., was indicted on two fifth-degree felony counts of breaking and entering and theft, and two fourth-degree felony counts of possessing criminal tools and safecracking. Prosecutors say Drennen stole a safe from Station Carryout in Dunham Township June 23 along with Samuel Lee O'Brien, 33, of Spencer, who was indicted for the crime in August and will begin his trial Nov. 13.

Guilty plea in second day of road rage case
By HEATHER FOWLER , Norwalk Bureau Chief 11/01/2003

NORWALK -- The Norwalk man on trial for an alleged road rage incident decided to plead guilty to a felony vandalism charge yesterday at the beginning of the second day of trial in Huron County Common Pleas Court.
Fred Ball, 56, was indicted on felony charges of breaking and entering, two counts of felonious assault and a misdemeanor charge of driving while under the influence. ''I'm not surprised. I think the 911 tape really swayed (Ball),'' said Huron County Assistant Prosecutor Richard Woodruff after the plea. ''Some defendants need to hear some of the evidence before they cop to a plea,'' said Woodruff. Reese Wineman, Ball's attorney, said his client made the decision after they had a lengthy discussion.

''I thought it was the right thing to do, based on the evidence (Thursday). I thought it was a fair resolution. I think (Ball) realized it was the best route to take,'' Wineman said. Ball was arrested after he allegedly rammed his pickup truck into a Bellevue man's car and pushed it through a garage on Dec. 1, 2002, according to reports. The prosecutor's office offer to drop the indictment charges for a guilty plea to felony vandalism was made long before the trial began Thursday morning, but Ball ''wouldn't budge,'' Woodruff said. According to testimony on Thursday, Ball followed the victim, a 23-year-old Bellevue man, to the victim's parents' home because the Bellevue man had been supposedly tailgating him. The two men got into a verbal and physical argument and Ball rammed his pickup into the Bellevue man's Jetta, pushing it into a garage, knocking the garage off its foundation and damaging a restored 1929 truck inside the garage, according to testimony. The victim's mother called 911 while the incident was happening, according to testimony. ''He'll be ordered to pay full restitution, of course,'' said Woodruff, adding that the amount is about $10,000 but could raise as the victims continue repairing or replacing the garage and two cars that were damaged during the incident.

Additionally, Judge Earl McGimpsey told Ball that he could receive a $5,000 fine from the court when he is sentenced in January. McGimpsey also told Ball that he could be automatically sentenced to six to 18 months in prison since a threat of causing harm to another with a deadly weapon, in this case the pickup truck, was present. Ball will most likely receive six months in the local jail, said Woodruff. ''How do you plea to the charge of vandalism?'' asked McGimpsey of Ball, who stood at a podium in the middle of the courtroom in blue jeans and green polo-style shirt. ''Guilty,'' Ball said quietly. The victims approved of the plea arrangement, Woodruff said. Given that Ball's driving record includes only a reckless operation citation about 14 years ago and a few seat belt violations, the incident ''seemed really atypical considering (Ball's) past,'' said Woodruff. Ball will remain free in lieu of bond until his sentencing on Jan. 6 when the judge will review a victim impact statement and presentence investigation, said McGimpsey, who warned Ball to ''cooperate'' with the probation officers who will conduct the investigation.

Teen Accused in Alleged Road Rage Incident
KCTV5 News, MO

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- A man with just a couple years of driving experience under his belt could face assault charges after an apparent case of road rage. It started at 124th Street and Nall Avenue when police said a man cut off the 18-year-old driver. Police said that was when the teen pulled out a BB gun and started shooting. The two drivers chased each other for nearly 30 blocks before Leawood, Kan., police caught up with the teen. Nobody was hurt.

Man Ordered To Stand Trial In Road Rage Case

Accident Left Motorcyclist Paralyzed

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The man accused of slamming his truck into a motorcyclist after a road rage argument in San Jose has been ordered to stand trial. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge ruled Monday that there's enough evidence to try Rodney Torres on charges of attempted murder and hit and run. Prosecutors allege Torres chased Thomas Castrillon into a parking lot and slammed into his Harley-Davidson after the two had words on the highway. Castrillon was left a quadriplegic after the incident. Torres faces up to 16 years in prison if he's convicted. He's due back in court on Nov. 17.

Grandad, 67 beaten up by road rage thug
PETER SMITH: beaten up by Merc driver

A 67-year-old grandfather had his head battered off the ground in a vicious road rage attack - by the driver of a £40,000 Mercedes. The assault happened in the middle of the morning, as stunned shoppers looked on.
Peter Smith was driving his sister-in-law to work when a black Mercedes M Class 4x4 loomed up behind him. As it passed, the driver gestured angrily and swore at the pensioner. At the next set of traffic lights, in Coatbridge Main Street, the smartly dressed Mercedes driver jumped from his vehicle and made for Mr Smith.
As the father of six went to leave his car, the man grabbed his jacket, knocked him to the ground and banged his head off the road. Mr Smith shouted for help and passers-by ran to his aid. The attacker jumped back into his car and sped off. The grandfather was treated in Monklands General Hospital for head wounds and had x-rays before being allowed home. Mr Smith today said his attacker's face was 'full of rage'.

He added: "I couldn't believe what was happening to me. I saw this well-dressed young man coming towards me like a raging bull. "I started to get out of my car as my sister-in-law was very scared. "This maniac came charging up to me, grabbed me by my jacket lapels, and threw me to the ground. I tried to get up but he started hitting me, bursting my nose and banging my head." The victim said he thought his attacker was going to kill him, and added: "I don't know what would have happened if people hadn't intervened." Mr Smith's wife, Catherine, 64, described her husband's ordeal as her worst moment in 40 years of marriage. She added: "I got a real fright when I saw his bruised and scratched face, but he's being very brave. "Some people have no respect for older people, but someone who could do something like this would attack anyone."

Police described yesterday's attack, which happened around 10am less than a mile from the victim's home, as a vicious and unprovoked assault on a very frightened elderly man. Inquiries are continuing. A 67-year-old grandfather had his head battered off the ground in a vicious road rage attack - by the driver of a £40,000 Mercedes. The assault happened in the middle of the morning, as stunned shoppers looked on. Peter Smith was driving his sister-in-law to work when a black Mercedes M Class 4x4 loomed up behind him. As it passed, the driver gestured angrily and swore at the pensioner. At the next set of traffic lights, in Coatbridge Main Street, the smartly dressed Mercedes driver jumped from his vehicle and made for Mr Smith. As the father of six went to leave his car, the man grabbed his jacket, knocked him to the ground and banged his head off the road. Mr Smith shouted for help and passers-by ran to his aid.

The attacker jumped back into his car and sped off. The grandfather was treated in Monklands General Hospital for head wounds and had x-rays before being allowed home. Mr Smith today said his attacker's face was 'full of rage'. He added: "I couldn't believe what was happening to me. I saw this well-dressed young man coming towards me like a raging bull.

"I started to get out of my car as my sister-in-law was very scared. "This maniac came charging up to me, grabbed me by my jacket lapels, and threw me to the ground. I tried to get up but he started hitting me, bursting my nose and banging my head." The victim said he thought his attacker was going to kill him, and added: "I don't know what would have happened if people hadn't intervened." Mr Smith's wife, Catherine, 64, described her husband's ordeal as her worst moment in 40 years of marriage. She added: "I got a real fright when I saw his bruised and scratched face, but he's being very brave. "Some people have no respect for older people, but someone who could do something like this would attack anyone." Police described yesterday's attack, which happened around 10am less than a mile from the victim's home, as a vicious and unprovoked assault on a very frightened elderly man. Inquiries are continuing.

A 67-year-old grandfather had his head battered off the ground in a vicious road rage attack - by the driver of a £40,000 Mercedes. The assault happened in the middle of the morning, as stunned shoppers looked on. Peter Smith was driving his sister-in-law to work when a black Mercedes M Class 4x4 loomed up behind him. As it passed, the driver gestured angrily and swore at the pensioner. At the next set of traffic lights, in Coatbridge Main Street, the smartly dressed Mercedes driver jumped from his vehicle and made for Mr Smith. As the father of six went to leave his car, the man grabbed his jacket, knocked him to the ground and banged his head off the road.

Mr Smith shouted for help and passers-by ran to his aid. The attacker jumped back into his car and sped off.
The grandfather was treated in Monklands General Hospital for head wounds and had x-rays before being allowed home. Mr Smith today said his attacker's face was 'full of rage'.
He added: "I couldn't believe what was happening to me. I saw this well-dressed young man coming towards me like a raging bull. "I started to get out of my car as my sister-in-law was very scared. "This maniac came charging up to me, grabbed me by my jacket lapels, and threw me to the ground. I tried to get up but he started hitting me, bursting my nose and banging my head." The victim said he thought his attacker was going to kill him, and added: "I don't know what would have happened if people hadn't intervened." Mr Smith's wife, Catherine, 64, described her husband's ordeal as her worst moment in 40 years of marriage. She added: "I got a real fright when I saw his bruised and scratched face, but he's being very brave. "Some people have no respect for older people, but someone who could do something like this would attack anyone." Police described yesterday's attack, which happened around 10am less than a mile from the victim's home, as a vicious and unprovoked assault on a very frightened elderly man. Inquiries are continuing.

Prelim Hearing Begins In Road Rage Case
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SAN JOSE (BCN) -- Former Harley Davidson devotee now confined to a wheelchair testified Monday at the preliminary examination of the man accused of crippling him in a road rage incident in June. Tom Castrillon wore a neck brace in addition to being confined to the wheelchair as he testified about the accident that occurred on June 2 in the parking lot of a San Jose coffee shop.

Rodney Torres, 34, faces a maximum possible penalty of 14 years in prison if convicted of felony attempted murder and hit-and-run driving charges in connection with the alleged collision between his pickup truck and Castrillon's motorcycle in the Flames Coffee Shop parking lot at Hillsdale Boulevard and Camden Avenue in San Jose. Torres allegedly ran down Castrillon after the two men exchange words over a traffic incident.

Castrillon testified that he did not remember the events of the collision. Outside the courthouse, he said that since the accident left him paralyzed he misses the routine of his former life. "Just getting out and going to work every day," Castrillon said. An eyewitness to the accident testified that the driver of the pickup truck made a deliberate turn to collide with the motorcycle.

"He definitely turned in, not just a quick turn, but a solid turn like he knew what he was doing," Tom Jussen said. The preliminary hearing is scheduled to continue Monday afternoon. Following the completion of testimony, Superior Court Judge Gilbert brown will decide whether enough evidence exists to send Torres to trial. Torres has been in custody in Santa Clara County Jail since his arrest at the end of June.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1509463

Road rage happens when Falcons take fan for a ride

By LATEEF MUNGIN
Journal-Constitution staff writer

A 25-year-old man called police to say that he was the victim of road rage. The man said he was driving on I-85 in the Lawrenceville area when a man in a green Honda intentionally crashed into him. The victim said he pulled his car over to the side of the interstate, and the suspect intentionally crashed into the victim's car again. The suspect yelled obscenities and complained about the Atlanta Falcons losing a string of football games before fleeing the scene, the victim told police.

F1 Star In Road Rage Incident
06/11/03
In what is possibly the greatest piece of irony in recent years, Jaguar driver Mark Webber has been involved in a road rage incident in Melbourne. The Herald Sun reports that the Australian was involved in an argument with a driver whilst he was exiting a taxi in Melbourne.

"I'm trying to pay for a taxi and the guy's 'beeeep, beeeep, beeeeping'," said Webber. "I said, 'Look, mate, just give me 10 seconds'. He mouthed off and drove up the road like his life depended on it. I cost him probably 10 seconds of his day and he had to carry on like that."There's some very, very aggressive drivers out there," he added, though not referring to Fernando Alonso.

Webber went on to launch an astonishing attack on Australian drivers and traffic laws: "In Europe, if someone flashes their lights it's because they're trying to let you in and be co-operative. Here, if someone flashes their lights it's because they're trying to get stuck into you.

"There is a lot of frustration (in Australia). You can't do 63km/h, otherwise you get fined. It's the only country in the world like that." Clearly Mark hasn't travelled on London's orbital M25 very much.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.planet-f1.com/Home/story_13549.shtml

Suspect still sought in ‘road rage’ incident

by Peter Bodley
Managing editor

No arrest has yet been made in the “road rage” incident on Round Lake Boulevard, Coon Rapids, the evening of Oct. 29.

About 7:15 p.m. two brothers from Bethel, ages 31 and 26, were traveling south on Round Lake Boulevard when they accidentally cut in front of another vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, according to Coon Rapids Police reports.

Both vehicles pulled into the parking lot of the UPS store at 130th and Riverdale Drive.

There, the driver of the Jeep Cherokee got out of his vehicle and allegedly attacked the 31-year-old passenger as he was exiting the vehicle.

The victim was struck several times in the head with the backside of a hatchet, according to the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.

Coon Rapids Police reports state that the victim suffered large cuts to his head. He was taken to Mercy Hospital from where he was released after treatment.

The suspect was described as a white male, 6 feet tall, with an average build and short brown or black hair. He was described as clean cut and wearing a black jacket.

After the assault, the suspect drove south on Round Lake Boulevard, the sheriff’s department states.

The sheriff’s office is seeking the public’s help in locating the suspect, said Capt. Rob Bredsten, Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID).

“We have no suspect at this time and no arrest is imminent,” Bredsten said.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or can provide information as to the identity of the suspect or the vehicle is urged to call the sheriff’s office at (763) 427-1212.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.coonrapidsherald.com/2003/November/6rage.html

Man accused of 'road rage' indicted by grand jury
By:, From Staff Reports November 04, 2003

A Hamblen County grand jury Monday significantly raised the legal stakes for a Tazewell man charged with gunning down an Alabama truck driver during an alleged "road rage" incident earlier this year.
The panel returned with a second-degree murder indictment against 47-year-old Patrick Allen Marsh.

In February, Marsh allegedly pressed a .38-caliber handgun to the face of 59-year-old Billy Ray Snipes and fired a single shot. The bullet struck the Odenville, Ala. truck driver below the left eye.

In September, a grand jury indicted Marsh for voluntary manslaughter.

District Attorney General C. Berkeley Bell Jr. said this morning prosecutors believe the possible prison time Marsh faced didn't fit the crime.

"We felt like he had been undercharged based on the investigation we had been conducting," the district attorney said.

Those convicted of second-degree murder serve far longer sentences than those convicted of voluntary manslaughter, which essentially, is third-degree murder.

Defendants convicted of second-degree murder face a range of punishment varying from 15 to 25 years, and are ineligible for parole. In other words, if convicted of this offense, Marsh would have to serve at least 15 years in prison.

Individuals convicted of voluntary manslaughter face up to
6 years behind bars. What's more, these convicts typically are eligible for parole after serving just 30 percent of the sentence.

The shooting occurred Feb. 2 on Interstate 81 in Hamblen County. Law enforcement officials haven't said what particular event led to the homicide, but witnesses reported Marsh and Snipes fought briefly prior to the shooting.

Emergency-services personnel transported Snipes to Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, but he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Snipes was a driver for Crete Trucking Company. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Chad Smith leads the criminal inquiry. Smith was the only individual to testify about the killing before the grand jury Monday, according to the indictment.

The grand jury also indicted a number of other individuals Monday. Those defendants will be listed in the Wednesday edition of the Citizen Tribune.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10458225&BRD=1613&PAG=461&dept_id=159372&rfi=6

Rapper In Road Rage
UK Clubbing, UK

Dave ‘Impi-D’ Watts, the DJ/vocalist and core member of agit-prop hip hop crew Fun-Da-Mental, was seriously injured in a road rage incident this week, when a maniac driver deliberately reversed into him, breaking his leg in two places.

Dave was run down on Harlesden High Street, West London after the motorist first cut him and his girlfriend up on their bikes, leading to a row, which prompted the driver to bump Dave with his car.

“That was minor, but when I cycled around to the driver’s side and said again ‘what the fuck are you doing?’ he didn’t reply at all, moved his car forwards and reversed again, knocking my girlfriend Beatrice off her bike,” Dave told Skrufff.

“I didn’t like that at all, and got off my bike, then he moved forward and reversed again quickly, knocking me down and driving over my leg,” he continued.

“I managed to crawl over to the pavement, looked down at my foot and saw it was flopping loose at a stupid angle beneath the knee, reminiscent of that scene in Apocalypse Now.”

Despite the attack happening on a busy shopping street in broad daylight, Dave said many witnesses refused to cooperate with the police.

“A lot of people saw it but lots didn’t want to talk to the police, even people that I know, shopkeepers who I’ve talked to for years from going into their shops, wouldn’t say anything,” he said.

“I’m really fucking disillusioned with some people. They give you all that brotherly love shit then when something like this happens you see they’re just out for themselves, especially with this issue of the police. At the end of the day, you need the police in society. If somebody fucks you up, who you gonna’ call? When someone burgles your house are you gonna’ call a rapper or the police?”

Harlesden is renowned as being one of London’s roughest areas, with gun crime in particular, a significant problem, though Dave stressed his attacker ‘wasn’t a gangsta type, just an ignorant, fucking asshole’. He added that local police are apparently optimistic they’ll catch him.

“I really hope they nail him to the wall when they do,” said Dave.

“Apparently he drove off laughing.”

Dave’s girlfriend escaped with cuts and bruises, though the Fun-Da-Mental frontman broke both his tibia and fibia leg bones and has had a steel pin inserted in his lower leg. He’s now convalescing at home and expects to be out of action for several months. Anyone wishing to send him a get-well message can do so at dnation@btinternet.com.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.ukclubbing.com/newsFull.aspx?id=2724

Cleves Woman Accused Of Road Rage On The Loose

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Web produced by: Liz Foreman
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Last updated: 11/6/03 4:32:05 PM

A Miami Township woman accused of attacking her husband and children in a case of alleged road rage was on the loose after she was arrested and then mistakenly let go.
Lori Horrocks, 29, faces multiple charges in the incident which occurred around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the corner of East State Road and Skidmore, in the Village of Cleves.

Police said Horrocks rammed her new Dodge Durango into another car driven by her husband Dale and carrying her two children and another woman who was also in the car.

Cleves Police Chief Mark Demeropolis said Lori then chased her husband to the Cleves Police Station.

Horracks was arrested, and according to police, placed on police holder, meaning no officer was assigned to watch her, but the hospital was supposed to notify authorities when she was released. That never happened, and Horracks was discharged on her own around midnight.

A spokesperson at University Hospital said it's not the hospital's policy to "baby-sit" and they know of no such policy.

Car Rammed into Lamppost in 'Road Rage' Attack
By Alex Thompson, PA News

A sports car was repeatedly rammed until it went spinning off the road and crashed into a lamppost, police said today.

The driver and his wife were struck from behind three times as they drove along a road in Shropshire and were lucky not to have been seriously injured, West Mercia Constabulary said.

Their black Porsche was damaged extensively during the road rage incident which started when the couple noticed a red estate car travelling close behind them along Old Potts Way, in Shrewsbury.

It followed them into Bage Way ramming them continually.

The final impact forced the Porsche – which sustained thousands of pounds worth of damage – on to the kerb, where it demolished a lamppost and came to a standstill.

The offending car then slowed down and drove off.

Pc Dave Carpenter said: “A Porsche was severely damaged in an apparent road rage incident in Shrewsbury when it was repeatedly rammed from behind by another car.

“This appears to be a motiveless crime. It seems to have been totally unprovoked and was clearly a terrifying ordeal for the couple involved.

“Considering the amount of damage to the Porsche, it is a wonder the occupants were not seriously injured.”

Police describe the driver of the estate car as in his late 20s to early 30s with fair to mousy hair and appealed to anyone with information about the incident on Sunday afternoon to contact officers.

Original Article Found Here: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2148738

Lewiston road rage incident leads to arrest

By GARY REMAL
Staff Writer

LEWISTON -- Bradley Koenigsker of Monmouth was arrested Wednesday on Lisbon Street shortly after police said he pointed a loaded handgun at another driver in traffic just before 4 p.m., Lewiston police Lt. Tom Avery said.

Koenigsker, 39, was released on bail about 6 p.m. that night, Avery said. Avery could not recall the bail amount.

Avery said his department received a cell phone call from the driver of the other car who identified the truck and gave police its license plate number.

"We received a report of a maroon Dodge pickup headed inbound on Lisbon Street. The male driver reportedly pointed a handgun at the driver," Avery said.

Lewiston police officers stopped the truck on Lisbon Street within minutes after the report and arrested Koenigsker. "A black handgun fell out of his jacket as officers were attempting to take him into custody," Avery explained. They also found a hickory club and a hatchet in Koenigsker's truck, he said.

Avery said there is no indication Koenigsker and the people in the other car knew one another or had contact before the incident in traffic.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.centralmaine.com/news/local/148683.shtml

Road rage lands man in jail on drug-related, other charges
Saturday, November 08, 2003
By Mike De La Cruz - Merced Sun-Star

A 26-year-old Merced man picked a wrong time to vent his road rage and ended up in jail on narcotic allegations along with tailgating.

Gabriel Rodriguez Jr. was booked into jail Friday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, and following another vehicle too closely.

He also was booked on an outstanding narcotics felony warrant.

Merced Police Cmdr. Tom Martin, supervisor of the South Side station, said the arrest was made at 10 a.m. when officer Jobe Sandhagen, patrolling on V Street near the northbound onramp of Highway 99, saw a car tailgating another car on V Street.

Making a U-turn to stop the vehicle, the officer reported that both of the vehicles pulled over to the side of the road.

The driver of the front vehicle told the officer that he had accidentally cut off the car behind him, causing the driver to get angry and begin tailgating him.

Talking to Rodriguez, the driver of the rear vehicle, Sandhagen learned he (Rodriguez) had an outstanding warrant. He also reported smelling a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the car.

While conducting the investigation, a motorist called the police department on a cell phone, saying that while the officer was making a U-turn he saw Rodriguez toss something out of the window.

The motorist retrieved the bag and turned it over to a police officer who responded to the call. The bag reportedly contained a quantity of methamphetamine, Martin said.

Rodriguez reportedly admitted smoking a marijuana cigarette but not tossing a bag out the window.

He was arrested and booked on the narcotic allegations, said Martin.

“Again,” Martin said, “people in the community are coming forward and reporting crimes when they see them occur.

Surgeons' road rage
Story: GLENN ELLARD
Wednesday, 12 November 2003

LOCAL surgeons have become so frustrated with the constant stream of injuries and even deaths on the Princes Highway that they are now taking a leading role in the fight against road trauma.

But rather than targeting the highway's state, the region's four general surgeons are looking at impacting on driver behaviour.

"I don't think we're going to change the road, we've got to change what's on the road," said Dr Martin Jones.

He said research clearly pointed to speed and alcohol as being the cause of much of the road trauma he and other surgeons had to face on an almost daily basis.

Too often those patients taken to the hospital did not survive, despite making it onto the operating table.

Dr Jones said he was sick of seeing patients die on the operating table, despite everything the medical profession could offer, because of irresponsible behaviour on the roads.

"I'm getting sick and tired of telling people that their relatives are possibly going to die, that's why they're being flown to Sydney."

He revealed so many patients were being transferred out of the Shoalhaven because they had sustained serious injuries that Shoalhaven Hospital was becoming known as "the departure lounge".

The group of general surgeons is calling for improved education for drivers of all ages, particularly in relation to speed and alcohol.

The local surgeons have enlisted the aid of South Coast MP Shelley Hancock, and Gilmore MP Joanna Gash, in their fight for a new education campaign, and Dr Jones said he was also hoping to speak to Transport Minister Michael Costa in coming days.

The surgeons were stung into action by a horror stretch on local roads in which eight people died in just over two weeks, including four on the highway.

And as Dr Jones pointed out, "We've not even started the worst season for road trauma, which is December and January."

Highway accidents during the past week have claimed the lives of Carla Robinson of Ulladulla on Wednesday afternoon and 17-year-old Grant Bayldon of North Nowra on Sunday.

While the surgeons focussed their attention on driver behaviour, there are increasing calls for urgent upgrades of the Princes Highway to help reduce the local road toll.

Australia's peak motoring organisation, the NRMA, said millions of dollars were urgently needed to help bring the Princes Highway up to an acceptable standard.

The NRMA has revealed a huge and continuing shortfall in road maintenance funding from both the State and Federal Governments, claiming the continued cuts to road expenditure had left a bill of $286.25 million needed to repair roads within the Southern region in need of urgent upgrade.

A BUS driver was punched in the face by a road rage offender in Radlett who followed the bus in his car and waited for it to stop before carrying out a vicious assault.

The man chased the 602 along Watling Street in a red Rover hatchback on Sunday last week, pulled up in front of it at a bus stop, got out of his car and boarded the bus.

The driver suffered a black eye in the attack, witnessed by three passengers and passing motorists at around 5.15pm.

The attacker then made off in his car towards Borehamwood.

Police are investigating the incident but no one has been arrested.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.431796.0.vicious_road_rage_assault_on_bus_driver.php

Police Seek 2 Men, Woman In Road Rage Incident
Man Was Hit With Bat, Hammer

PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Two men and a woman are the targets of a search in Pawtucket. Police are looking for the three people who were allegedly involved in a road rage incident.

Paul Daniels, 31, said two men hit him with a baseball bat and a claw hammer. Daniels said the men were passengers in a car driven by a woman. Daniels said he argued with the woman after she allegedly cut him off at the intersection of Central Avenue and Cottage Street.

Road rage reported on Route 9
By Melissa Beecher / Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 11, 2003

A Foxboro man was arrested Monday morning, Nov. 10, for threatening a motorist on Route 9 with a knife in an apparent road rage incident, police said.

Gustavo DiMartino, 68, of 10 Cranberry Road, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was released without bail following his arraignment in Newton District Court Tuesday and ordered not to contact his alleged victim.

Police said the 34-year-old victim was driving on Route 128 North at 6:39 a.m. when he cut off a green Mercury Sable driven by DiMartino. The victim then allowed DiMartino to pass him as both vehicles exited the highway onto Route 9 east.

"The victim said that the car the suspect was driving dropped its speed down to 30 mph," said Officer George Claflin. "At the intersection of Elliot Street and Route 9, he saw [DiMartino] waving a knife in a slicing motion and yelling at him."

The victim called police from his cell phone and reported that a man, "obviously angry and yelling," threatened to slice him with a knife. After a brief search for the vehicle, officers stopped DiMartino's car on Boylston Street.

"Officers found a small, green knife in the center console of the vehicle," said Claflin. "The victim, who was visibly shaken by the events of the morning, arrived at the scene a short time later. He positively identified the suspect."

DiMartino, who pleaded innocent to the charges against him, is due back in court on Dec. 9 for a pretrial conference.

Couple escapes injury in possible road rage incident
By Derreck Booth

GAINESVILLE - A couple from Gainesville escaped injury Tuesday night after someone fired gunshots into their pick-up on Highway 365 in Hall County, according to the Hall County Sheriff's Department.

Sheriff's Captain Ed Barfield said it happened as the victims were trying to turn left on White Sulphur Road around 9:00 p.m.

"Kenneth Anderson and his wife were not injured. The pick-up truck was hit several times. A lookout was given for the older model Oldsmobile. We don't know how many passengers or anything about it, other than it was an older model dark

The suspect vehicle was also headed north on 365. Anderson said the driver was flashing its bright lights before it pulled along side him and shots were fired into his truck from the car.

"It sounded like a machine gun or something. Our windows started breaking, and it was pretty terrifying," Anderson said. "You think about several, several things at that moment. It all went through my mind so I swerved off and ended up in the grass."

Anderson said a bullet just missed his wife by a couple of inches.

"We've been married 36 years, and I've never seen her like that. She totally broke down and was out of control . She told me it was the most scariest thing that's ever happened to her in her life."

He said the windows in the car were dark, not allowing a view of the occupants.

The incident left authorities and victims without clear answers.

"The only thing that the driver of the pick-up truck said was maybe he was driving too slow. He doesn't know what he was doing wrong. He was making a left turn, so he had to be in the left hand lane," Barfield said.

Authorities have no suspects. They believe it could be a case of road rage that could have been much worse.

"It turned out that no one was hurt, but this could have been a very serious case," Barfield said.

"I want them caught. I'm an ex Marine so my first thought was just let me have them and I'll take care of them, but that's not the right thing to do," Anderson said.

He came away from the incident with some advice.

"If you have a car that's harassing you, the best thing that you can do is get a license number and then get away from them. In this case I didn't know that they were harassing me or I was harassing them, but if you see something like that that's going on, get away from the situation, don't let your pride get involved because you're going to get dead."

PITTSBURG (BCN) -- It was about 3:30 p.m. at a major intersection near congested state Highway 4 in Pittsburg. He was in a left turn lane on Railroad Avenue, approaching a red light, when a white Honda Prelude pulled in front of him.

Pittsburg police say that was enough to prompt him to shoot, and Wednesday night they are hoping these details will lead witnesses to offer leads on a suspect in the apparent road rage incident that left two people wounded.

Sgt. Brian Addington said that after both cars turned left onto East Leland Road, the Prelude's driver noticed that "the vehicle he had cut off was right next to him with the driver rolling down the window and staring at him."

"So he rolls down his passenger window and the gentleman in the green car says something to the effect of, 'You think it's OK to cut me off, huh?"'

Addington continued, "The driver kind of nonchalantly says something to the effect of, 'I guess,' and pulls forward slightly to avoid further confrontation. But it's stop-and-go traffic. At this point he hears two gunshots."

The Prelude's driver was shot in the left forearm, his passenger shot in the back.

As they pulled into oncoming traffic to get away, the suspect maneuvered right, through heavy traffic into a bike lane, and vanished somewhere near the intersection of East Leland Road and Harbor Street.

Police are surprised they did not receive more calls about shots being fired on East Leland Road during commute hours.

They are asking for anyone who saw the white 1996 Honda Prelude, or the newer-model, green, compact car driven by the suspect, to call the anonymous tip line at (925) 427-7369.

The wounded driver, a 25-year-old Pittsburg man, was treated and released from a local hospital. His passenger, a 21-year-old Antioch man, is in stable condition at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek.

"They did not know the suspect," Addington said. "There's no indication this had to do with anything other than the suspect being cut off."

The suspect is described as a clean-cut black man with short black hair, in his early to mid-20s, with an average build. Addington said a heavy-set black woman with braided hair was in the passenger seat.

Addington said police are anxious to hear the suspect's side of the story, but if officers' current understanding is correct, the man could face attempted murder charges.

Original Article Found Here: http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=1523056

Police in Pittsburg were searching for a gunman who shot two people after a traffic dispute.

Investigators say the man pulled alongside the victims' car near East Leland and Railroad Ave. Wednesday afternoon, accused the driver of cutting him off, and then fired se