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'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin 'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin
'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin A Queens man who stomped a man to death after a DWI crash on Long Island has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. On Tuesday, May 7, 27-year-old Patrick Destine pleaded guilty to charges including murder for the April 2023 incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story - Road-Rage Murder Update: Baldwin Man Identified As Victim It was just after 11 p.m. on April 15 when the victim, 54-year-old David McKenzie, was driving his 2003 Honda near Shuman Place and Forest Avenue in Baldwin. He collided with Destine’s 2004 Infiniti, which also carried two p…
Road Rage: Man Nabbed For Incident In Darien Road Rage: Man Nabbed For Incident In Darien
Road Rage: Man Nabbed For Incident In Darien A 24-year-old man who allegedly pointed a BB gun at a tow truck driver on I-95 in Fairfield County and slowed down to 5 mph has been charged by state police. Dae Jesus Acosta, age 24, of Central Falls, Rhode Island, was arrested around 2:30 p.m., Monday, April 29, in Darien for a road rage incident. According to Connecticut State Police, a tow truck driver called 911 after Acosta, who was trying to merge onto I-95 in Darien, in front of the truck slowed down to 5 mph and then pointed what looked like a gun at the driver. He kept following the car for several miles.  A responding troop…
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Another Driver Through Toms River, Crashes In Brick Township: Cops Machete-Wielding Man Chases Another Driver Through Toms River, Crashes In Brick Township: Cops
Machete-Wielding Man Chases Another Driver Through Toms River, Crashes In Brick Township: Cops A 29-year-old Beachwood man has been arrested in a Toms River road rage incident, police announced. The victim was stopped at a red light on Water Street around 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 when a man later identified as Austin Martinez pulled up in a Blue Jeep Liberty, and tapped on the window with a machete, police said. The victim tried to flee from Martinez, but he followed the victim to the Ocean County Mall, chasing them through the parking lot, Toms River police said. The victim called 911 and drove to the Toms River Police Department. The Jeep Liberty continued north on Ho…
Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies
Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies A stray bullet hit a man in the leg as he drove through Braintree Wednesday afternoon, April 24, when a road rage incident turned violent, police said. Although, he was not involved in the altercation.  The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on I-93. Officers said two cars driving north on the highway got into a heated argument that escalated.  Someone in one of those vehicles fired a round at the other car but missed, and hit a vehicle in the southbound lane.  The man who was hit had an "extremely minor injury" and refused medical treatment, troopers said.   Po…
WATCH THIS: Enraged Driver From NJ Mounts Mid-Manhattan Sidewalk Aiming For Pedestrian WATCH THIS: Enraged Driver From NJ Mounts Mid-Manhattan Sidewalk Aiming For Pedestrian
Watch This: Enraged Driver From NJ Mounts Mid-Manhattan Sidewalk Aiming For Pedestrian An enraged New Jersey driver was recorded trying to run down a shirtless man in broad daylight on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk. The wild road rage pursuit continued up West 39th Street near Seventh Avenue before the driver left his Ford Taurus with three wheels on the sidewalk and confronted his target, footage shared by What Is New York on Instagram shows. "Call the cops! Calls the cops!" the man shouts. The pedestrian -- whose pants are down around his thighs, exposing red boxer shorts -- responds, then tries to duck into a building. A man at the door shoves him back onto the street. T…
Bristol Road Rage Shooting Closes Busy Street Bristol Road Rage Shooting Closes Busy Street
Bristol Road Rage Shooting Closes Busy Street A road rage incident in Connecticut in which one person was shot and seriously injured has closed a busy street. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 6 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at 395 Broad St., in Bristol. According to Lt. Geoffrey Lund of the Bristol Police, Broad Street is closed between Emmett Street and Todd Street due to the ongoing investigation. This area is expected to be closed through the afternoon. The man shot was airlifted to a trauma center, and the second person involved remained on the scene, Lund said. "There is no threat to the public, and this is an…
Driver In Centreville Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police Driver In Centreville Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police
Driver In Centreville Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police Police in Fairfax County have announced an arrest in a road rage shooting on I-66. Brian Fuentes Ruiz, 22, of Manassas, began closely following the victim's vehicle after they passed him on Compton Road near Centreville Road in Centreville, him around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, county police said. Fuentes Ruiz fired multiple shots at the victim and then fled onto I-66 east, authorities said. Officers found Ruiz moments later and recovered a firearm from his vehicle, police said. No one else was inside the vehicle, and the victim and Fuentes Ruiz are complete stranger…
Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with attempted murder after firing a gun at another driver on a busy New York highway, police announced. New Haven County resident Stephen Escoffery of Waterbury faces charges in Westchester County in connection with a shooting that happened on Interstate 95 in Harrison in December 2022, the New York State Police announced on Wednesday, April 10.  According to police, investigators determined that Escoffery had fired a gun at another motorist on the highway while driving a 2020 BMW X5 as part of a road rage incident. Escoffery was later arr…
Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Albany Parking Garage: Police Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Albany Parking Garage: Police
Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Albany Parking Garage: Police A man is facing charges following an alleged road rage attack in the region that sent one driver to the hospital. The Albany County incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in Albany inside the Empire State Plaza parking garage. New York State Police said troopers were called for a physical altercation near the garage’s entrance. An investigation found that 30-year-old Nicholas McGraw, of Watervliet, was involved in a road rage incident with the victim on I-787 in Menands. During the initial confrontation, the two vehicles made contact with each other, and both suffered da…
Former Baltimore Raven Superstar Terrell Suggs Charged With Assault In Arizona Former Baltimore Raven Superstar Terrell Suggs Charged With Assault In Arizona
Former Baltimore Raven Superstar Terrell Suggs Charged With Assault In Arizona Once a fixture in the front seven of the Baltimore Ravens, former linebacker Terrell Suggs found himself in police custody on Tuesday afternoon after an alleged altercation in Arizona, authorities announced. Suggs, 41, was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 9, after reportedly making threats and allegedly brandishing a weapon at a local Starbucks, officials said. The former Ravens great was charged with offenses against a public order and one count of assault following the incident, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. He made an initial court appearance on Wednesd…
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say A Milford man has been charged with running down a woman with his car and hitting her on purpose during a road rage dispute in Hopkinton, authorities said.  Ryan Sweatt, age 36, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation after the alleged incident overnight Thursday, April 4, the Middlesex District Attorney said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning.  Investigators say Sweatt got into a heated argument with a car on Route 85 Thursday night. When the driver and passen…
CT Man Charged For 'Displaying' Gun During Road Rage Incident CT Man Charged For 'Displaying' Gun During Road Rage Incident
CT Man Charged For 'Displaying' Gun During Road Rage Incident A Connecticut man was charged with threatening after allegedly displaying a gun during a road rage incident on Route 72. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 1, on westbound Route 72 in Plainville. According to Connecticut State Police, a tow truck operator reported they had been traveling to a call for service on Route 72 eastbound and entered the emergency turnaround area to reach their destination.  The driver explained that as they entered the turnaround a passenger vehicle entered the turnaround at a high rate of speed, nearly colliding wi…
Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Bolton; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Bolton; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed
Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Bolton; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed Police have arrested two men after a road rage incident earlier this week ended when they beat a truck driver with a hammer on I-495 in Worcester County, authorities said.  Javier Gutierrez Vargas, 23, and Juan E. Marin, 28, are charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single count of disorderly conduct, State Police said on Tuesday, March 26.  The alleged attack happened just before 2 p.m. on Monday. It's unclear what started the altercation, but the truck driver, whose name was not released, and the two men in a Volkswagon GTI pulled into the …
I-95 Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun, Throws Object At Victim In Northern Virginia: Police I-95 Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun, Throws Object At Victim In Northern Virginia: Police
I-95 Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun, Throws Object At Victim In Northern Virginia: Police A 36-year-old Virginia driver has been arrested in a road rage incident on I-95 this week. Helmi Barhoumi, of Annandale, was in the left shoulder and trying to pass another vehicle near mile marker 142 on Wednesday, March 20 when trouble began around 7:15 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. After exchanging obscenities, Barhoumi threw something at the victim’s vehicle and pulled out a firearm, the sheriff's office said in a release.  Deputies were able to find and stop Barhoumi's car, before charging him with brandishing a firearm, destruction of property, and maliciously…
Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police
Shots Fired After Road Rage Incident Leads To Crash In Anne Arundel County: Police Gunshots were fired after a road rage incident led to a crash in Anne Arundel County over the weekend, police said. It happened on the ramp from Route 32 East onto the Baltimore Washington Parkway South around 6:40 p.m. on Friday, March 8. A female suspect and victim known to each other had gotten into an argument leading to the road rage incident in the area of Route 32 and the Baltimore Washington Parkway when their vehicles collided on the ramp from eastbound Route 32 onto southbound Baltimore Washington Parkway. The women exited their vehicles and had a brief argument. As the victim w…
Man Pulled Out Folding Knife During Brick Township Road Rage Incident: Police Man Pulled Out Folding Knife During Brick Township Road Rage Incident: Police
Man Pulled Out Folding Knife During Brick Township Road Rage Incident: Police An Ocean County man was accused of pulling a knife on another man during a road rage incident, authorities said. Jake McMahon, 26, of Brick, was charged with terroristic threats, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and unlawful possession of a weapon, Brick Township police said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Police claimed McMahon admitted to being involved in the road rage incident on Monday, Mar. 4. A Brick Township officer was flagged down by a man near Mantoloking and Dock roads at around 3 p.m. The man said he was threatened with a knife during a road rage incid…
Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police
Road Rage Incident, Fight With Weapons Leads to Arrest Of 4 Suspects In South Jersey: Police Four Camden County men were arrested after a road rage incident prompted a fight in the street with weapons, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 29, shortly after 2 p.m., a detective with the Gloucester Township Police Department was traveling on Blackwood Clementon Road by Emerson Drive when he observed a Voorhees Police Officer (K9) stopped in the roadway with his emergency vehicle lights activated giving orders to four men to get on the ground.  The detective stopped to assist the Voorhees officer who said all four men were engaged in a physical confrontation in …
Road Rage Incident Led To Shooting In Baltimore's Northwest District; Police ID Suspect Road Rage Incident Led To Shooting In Baltimore's Northwest District; Police ID Suspect
Road Rage Incident Led To Shooting In Baltimore's Northwest District; Police ID Suspect A man charged with a string of violent crimes in 2019 was identified as the suspect in Wednesday night’s Baltimore shooting, which police say was motivated by a road rage incident. Troy Barnes, 21, of Baltimore, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, Baltimore Police announced Thursday afternoon, Feb. 29. Barnes is accused of shooting a 46-year-old man during a road rage incident between the two on the 1200 block of Hilton Parkway. The man was found with several gunshot wounds shortly before 4:35 p.m. and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. …
Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Stop Light In Wappingers Falls, Police Say Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Stop Light In Wappingers Falls, Police Say
Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Stop Light In Wappingers Falls, Police Say A man was arrested on an "extreme risk" protection order for allegedly scaring motorists during a road rage incident that was caught on a Ring camera in the region.  The incident took place in Dutchess County on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Wappingers Falls. Wappingers Falls Police said the department received notification from Ring Neighbors, a public online social media platform, on Saturday warning of a "possible crime" in the area. In the video, police said a man can be seen stopped at a traffic light threatening motorists that he had a gun in back. As a result, the department said it o…
ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger Starts On Route 581, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger Starts On Route 581, Police Say
Road Rage: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger Starts On Route 581, Police Say A drunk driver and a man with an ice scraper got into a road rage-fueled fight in Camp Hill, police announced on Friday, Feb. 23.  The Camp Hill police were called to "an active road rage incident" in the 300 block of South 32nd Street at 8:26 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4, as stated in the department's release.  Arriving officers found a drunk 47-year-old man from Mechanicsburg, a 26-year-old man with an ice scraper from Enola, and the intoxicated man's assaulted passenger, according to the release.  An investigation determined the men had been driving along Route 581 when the roa…
Hit-Run Driver Intentionally Struck Elderly Man During Road Rage Incident In Dumfries: Police Hit-Run Driver Intentionally Struck Elderly Man During Road Rage Incident In Dumfries: Police
Hit-Run Driver Intentionally Struck Elderly Man During Road Rage Incident In Dumfries: Police An Alexandria woman used her vehicle as a weapon during a bout of road rage in Prince William County when she went after a 73-year-old man and attempted to flee the area, police say. Juana Adriana Flores-Montero, 52, if facing criminal charges following her arrest in Prince William County for an altercation in Dumfries early in the afternoon on Thursday, Feb. 15.  Investigators say that the elderly man was driving in the 4200 block of Mulcaster Terrace when he was involved in a road rage incident with Flores-Montero, which led to a series of events that played out like a scene fro…
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview
Duo Convicted Of 'Senseless' Drive-By Shooting In Plainview A pair of Long Island men were found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing a young father outside of his parents’ home. Douglas Coudrey, age 26 of Eastport, and Kenneth Regan, age 25 of Centereach, received their convictions on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. The jury deliberated for three hours. On January 14, 2020, 27-year-old Justin Gottlieb, who was recently engaged and had an infant daughter, was driving home to Plainview from his electrical engineering job in Jericho. Earlier Report: Duo Indicted For Apparent Long Island Road-Rage Mur…
Road Rage Driver Fires Gun During Fight In Middle Of Manassas Intersection, Police Say Road Rage Driver Fires Gun During Fight In Middle Of Manassas Intersection, Police Say
Road Rage Driver Fires Gun During Fight In Middle Of Manassas Intersection, Police Say A Virginia man is facing charges for firing a gun, hitting an uninvolved vehicle, during a road rage incident in the middle of an intersection, police said. Timmy Mitchell Deane, of Woodbridge, became involved in a road rage incident near Dumfries and Counselor Roads in Manassas around 1:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, Prince William County police said. While the two vehicles were stopped at the intersection, the 52-year-old victim approached Deane's vehicle where both drivers engaged in a physical altercation, police said. During the encounter, Deane held a gun towards the victim and fired a…
Road-Raging Driver Convicted For Rush Hour Shooting Involving Children In Northwest DC: Feds Road-Raging Driver Convicted For Rush Hour Shooting Involving Children In Northwest DC: Feds
Road-Raging Driver Convicted For Rush Hour Shooting Involving Children In Northwest DC: Feds The road-raging District man who threatened a woman driving her children during rush hour before shooting at a bystander in Northwest DC has been convicted following a lengthy trial, authorities announced on Thursday afternoon. Kenneth Miles Davis, Jr., 45, is facing prison time following a bout of road rage that saw him threatening a mother and two children under the age of 12 nearly three years ago. According to prosecutors, at approximately 5 pm on May 19, 2021, Davis was driving his Maserati GranTurismo in heavy rush-hour traffic at the intersection of Kenilworth Avenue NE and East…
North Haven Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Meriden Road-Rage Shooting North Haven Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Meriden Road-Rage Shooting
North Haven Corrections Officer Charged With Murder In Meriden Road-Rage Shooting A 32-year-old Connecticut corrections officer has been charged with the alleged murder of another man during a road-rage incident. William Lucky Jr., of North Haven, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on Tuesday, Jan. 23 for the shooting which took place on I-691 on Jan. 14 in Meriden. According to the arrest warrant and information from State Police, Lucky admitted to shooting Middlesex County resident Scott Kracke, age 49, of Middlefield, during a confrontation on the side of I-691 in Meriden after a road rage incident. A police investigation found that Kracke, driving a 2018 …
Waterbury Man Charged With Pointing Gun In Threatening Road-Rage Incident Waterbury Man Charged With Pointing Gun In Threatening Road-Rage Incident
Waterbury Man Charged With Pointing Gun In Threatening Road-Rage Incident A Connecticut man was charged with threatening after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman during a road rage incident. The confrontation occurred on I-691 in New Haven County around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 in the town of Cheshire and continued to I-84 in Waterbury. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers found a black Subaru stopped on the right shoulder by Exit 25 and a gray Nissan stopped on the right shoulder by Exit 23. The driver of the Nissan said she had been involved in a road rage incident and the driver of the Subaru had waved a handgun at her.  The…
Road Rage Driver Whips Out Machete-Style Knife On Virginia Street: Police Road Rage Driver Whips Out Machete-Style Knife On Virginia Street: Police
Road Rage Driver Whips Out Machete-Style Knife On Virginia Street: Police A 59-year-old man has been arrested after police in Prince William County say he pulled out a machete-style knife in a road rage incident over the weekend. Luis Amilcar Ayala, of Manassas, stopped his vehicle during an altercation with another driver on the 9700 block of Copeland Road around 10:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, county police said. Then, he pulled out the machete-style knife from the trunk and "brandished" it toward the victim, police said. The victim left the area and called police. While investigating the incident, officers found Ayala near Community Drive, where he was …
CT Man Shot, Killed In Road-Rage Incident On I-691 In Meriden CT Man Shot, Killed In Road-Rage Incident On I-691 In Meriden
CT Man Shot, Killed In Road-Rage Incident On I-691 In Meriden A 49-year-old CT man was shot and killed during a road-rage incident. Middlesex County resident Scott Kracke, of Middlefield, died of a gunshot wound around 8 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 14 in New Haven County, on I-691 eastbound in Meriden. Connecticut State troopers responded to a report of a disturbance near Exit 2A. State police said when troopers arrived, they found Kracke with gunshot wounds. Kracke was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead, state police said. Detectives from the Central District Major Crime Squad responded to assume the investigation.  An…
Road-Raging Driver In Westminster Gets Prison Time For Beat Down Of Victim Who Passed Him Road-Raging Driver In Westminster Gets Prison Time For Beat Down Of Victim Who Passed Him
Road-Raging Driver In Westminster Gets Prison Time For Beat Down Of Victim Who Passed Him A road-raging man who spat in the face of a driver over a perceived slight in Carroll County will spend years behind bars after taking justice into his own hands, authorities announced. Michael Lawrence Hill, 34, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but eight suspended followed by five years of supervised probation after being found guilty at trial for an assault in February last year. The reported incident happened on Feb. 23, 2023 near Main Street and Bond Street in Westminster when Hill became upset with his victim for driving past his SUV, which was double-parked. According to …
Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia
Police Video Shows Road Rage Shooting In Northeast Philadelphia Detectives are looking for the suspect vehicle in a drive-by road rage attack.  A red Ford F150 pickup truck was involved in a shooting on the 7900 block of Horrocks Street on Nov. 20, according to Philadelphia police.  A 19-year-old victim was hit once in the left hand after the Ford driver shot through his driver's side window, authorities said.  Surveillance video from PPD.  PhiladelphiaPolice The F150 is thought to be a newer model from 2016 through 2019. It had a black tonneau cover, tinted side windows, a front vanity plate, and a white graphic deca…
GOTCHA! Accused Route 4 Road Rage Driver Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing GOTCHA! Accused Route 4 Road Rage Driver Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing
Gotcha! Accused Route 4 Road Rage Driver Caught, Charged With Attempted Murder In Stabbing UPDATE: A manhunt ended with the arrest in Belleville of a Paterson motorist on attempted murder charges following the stabbing of another driver during a noontime road rage incident on Route 4 in Paramus, authorities confirmed. Christian A. Velez, 24, and the victim got out of their vehicles in front of the Popeye's on the highway’s eastbound side during an unspecified argument around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. The 28-year-old victim, who was driving a Mercedes van, was stabbed in the side and back and slashed once on the arm, the chief said. …