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Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Central Mass; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Central Mass; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed
Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Central Mass; 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 …
Road Rage Sparks Knife Fight At Central Mass Mall; 2 Injured: Police Road Rage Sparks Knife Fight At Central Mass Mall; 2 Injured: Police
Road Rage Sparks Knife Fight At Central Mass Mall; 2 Injured: Police Two men had to go to the hospital because police say an angry driver slashed them with a knife after a road rage incident became violent in the Auburn Mall parking lot, authorities said.  Ricardo Rodriguez, 42, of Worcester, was arrested on Saturday, April 15, and charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single charge of distributing a Class D drug, Auburn police logs show.  Officers responded to a 911 call about a fight just after noon, where they found two men bleeding from knife wounds, authorities said. They told police they had gotten into …
Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say
Man From Region Charged In Road Rage Incident For Pointing Gun, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged in an alleged road rage incident in which he pointed a gun at another driver. Hartford County resident, Terrence Stover, age 31, of Windsor, was arrested on an active warrant on Monday, Jan. 2 for the incident which took place on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. The incident took place on Route 5 in South Windsor when he pointed a firearm at another driver, said Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police. Stover was identified via the license plate on the vehicle and through the use of an intelligence-sharing network used by law enforcement, Cleverdon sai…
DETAILS: 2 Killed In Overnight Central Massachusetts Car Crash DETAILS: 2 Killed In Overnight Central Massachusetts Car Crash
Details: 2 Killed In Overnight Central Massachusetts Car Crash Two people have died in an overnight crash in Central Massachusetts that originally started out as a road rage incident, authorities said.  A man told police that he and another man were almost hit by a Toyota Highlander while walking near 97 Water Street around 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, Worcester Police said on Facebook.  The same man waved his arms out of outrage, prompting the driver of the Toyota to get out and point a gun at the pedestrian. The man then called 911 and followed the Toyota in his own car, police said.  The Toyota was later found pulled over on …
Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers
Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers When it comes to keeping your cool behind the wheel, Massachusetts could do better, according to a new survey from Forbes Advisor. The outlet spoke with 5,000 drivers across the country using 10 key metrics to identify the states with the most confrontational drivers. Drivers were asked about their experiences with aggressive driving maneuvers, including whether they’d ever been tailgated, cut off, followed, or intentionally rammed by other drivers. Based on the responses, states were then scored from one (least confrontational) to 100 (most confrontational). Massachusetts ranked toward …
Man From Region Nabbed In 'Orange Truck' Road Rage Incident, Police Say Man From Region Nabbed In 'Orange Truck' Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Man From Region Nabbed In 'Orange Truck' Road Rage Incident, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with threatening after allegedly pointing a gun at another driver while a 9-year-old relative was in his pickup truck during a road rage incident. Litchfield County resident Floyd Morey, age 43, of Plymouth, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 10, for the June incident in Plymouth.  The incident took place when Morey made a restricted turn onto Main Street from Carter Road and nearly collided with another motorist in a bright orange Dodge Ram pickup truck, said the Plymouth Police. The other motorist yelled at Morey about the near col…
Man From Region Nabbed For Violent Road-Rage Incident, Police Say Man From Region Nabbed For Violent Road-Rage Incident, Police Say
Man From Region Nabbed For Violent Road-Rage Incident, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged in connection with a road-rage incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun and hit the victim while threatening to kill them. The incident took place in West Hartford around 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, July 27. According to the West Hartford Police, the incident began in Simsbury where the suspect cut in front of the victim while driving aggressively, said Assistant Chief Lawrence Terra. The victim followed the suspect ultimately ending at 43 Lemay St., in West Hartford. The suspect, identified as Christopher Rung, then exited his vehi…
Road Rage: Suspect With Child In Car Allegedly Fired Shots In Springfield Road Rage: Suspect With Child In Car Allegedly Fired Shots In Springfield
Road Rage: Suspect With Child In Car Allegedly Fired Shots In Springfield A Western Massachusetts man was arrested for an alleged road-rage incident in which he shot at another vehicle with a small child in his car. The incident took place in Springfield around 12:30 p.m., Sunday, April 3. An investigation revealed two vehicles were involved in a road-rage incident and a minor collision occurred in the 300 block of State St., in Springfield, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.  The driver of one car, later identified as Juan Franco, age 40, of Springfield, is alleged to have shot at the second vehicle with two occupants inside. The car w…
Road-Rage Incident Leads To I-91 Exit Ramp Shooting In Region, Police Say Road-Rage Incident Leads To I-91 Exit Ramp Shooting In Region, Police Say
Road-Rage Incident Leads To I-91 Exit Ramp Shooting In Region, Police Say Police have asked the public for information after a vehicle was shot during a road-rage incident in Connecticut. Police responded to a shooting on the I-91 northbound Exit 33 ramp in Hartford on Saturday, Feb. 19, according to Connecticut State Police. State Police determined that two vehicles were involved in a road rage incident on I-84 eastbound between Bristol and Hartford. The two vehicles entered I-91 northbound and exited the interstate at the exit where the shooting happened, police said.  Police said no injuries were reported in the shooting. The driver's side door of the …
Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident
Meryl Streeps' Nephew Fined For Hamptons Road-Rage Incident The nephew of three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep will avoid any time behind bars after being caught on camera assaulting a teenager outside a New York bank during an incident of road rage last summer. Connecticut native Charles Harrison Streep, age 32, assaulted the then-18-year-old victim, David Peralta, on Long Island in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton in August 2020, leaving the teen hospitalized with “serious head trauma" after the altercation, according to his lawyers. Original story - Meryl Streep's Nephew Charged In Hamptons Road-Rage Incident This w…
Police: Duo Nabbed After Showing Gun In Hampden County Road-Rage Incident Police: Duo Nabbed After Showing Gun In Hampden County Road-Rage Incident
Police: Duo Nabbed After Showing Gun In Hampden County Road-Rage Incident Two Western Massachusetts men were arrested following a road-rage incident in which the two allegedly showed a gun. The incident took place around 10:20 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, in Hampden County when Holyoke Police officers responded to a report of road rage involving two area men in a silver Infiniti who reportedly showed a gun during the altercation. When police responded to the area they spotted a car matching the description and attempted to stop it on Westerfield Road, but the driver sped away, police said. The driver, identified as Pedro Perez, age 32, of West Springfield, lost contr…
Massachusetts Woman Injured In Road-Rage Incident In Connecticut Massachusetts Woman Injured In Road-Rage Incident In Connecticut
Massachusetts Woman Injured In Road-Rage Incident In Connecticut Connecticut State Police are asking the public for witnesses to a case of road rage in which a woman was injured. The incident took place around 8:45 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, on Route 8 near Exit 21 in Seymour in New Haven County. According to State Police, a woman driving a 2008 Hyundai Santa FE with a Massachusetts license plate got into the road rage incident with a person driving a gray-colored sedan with a Connecticut license plate with the numbers of "803." After the incident, both drivers pulled over onto the right shoulder.  The victim exited her vehicle and approached the su…
Road Rage: Driver Assaults Man With 2x4 In CT, Police Say Road Rage: Driver Assaults Man With 2x4 In CT, Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Assaults Man With 2x4 In CT, Police Say Police officers were able to apprehend the driver of Audi who allegedly beat another man with a 2x4 following a road-rage incident in Fairfield County.  Deon Mitchell, age 36, was arrested after the incident began around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in Norwalk. Police officers were dispatched to the area of the Merritt 7 Train Station at 84 Glover Ave., on a report of a disturbance where a man was allegedly assaulting another man with a 2x4, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Dispatch was able to provide a description of the vehicle - a black four-door sedan, possibly Audi, head…