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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…
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…
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 …
Drugs, Gun, Cash: Road Rage Fight Leads To Felony Busts In Salem, Cops Say Drugs, Gun, Cash: Road Rage Fight Leads To Felony Busts In Salem, Cops Say
Drugs, Gun, Cash: Road Rage Fight Leads To Felony Busts In Salem, Cops Say A 30-year-old Salem man was behind bars on felony drug charges along with a woman after he allegedly got angry during a traffic dispute and pulled a handgun, authorities said.  Bryan Brito, 30, and Sandra Pimental, 58, both of Salem, are charged with trafficking in cocaine — more than 200 grams — and trafficking in cocaine — 18 grams or more— respectively, the Essex County District Attorney announced. Brito also faces assault with a dangerous weapon (handgun), vandalizing property, and possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug.  Salem police said they began investig…
UPDATE:  Mysterious Crash-Shooting Combo In Stoughton Started As Argument In Canton: Police UPDATE:  Mysterious Crash-Shooting Combo In Stoughton Started As Argument In Canton: Police
Update: Mysterious Crash-Shooting Combo In Stoughton Started As Argument In Canton: Police Initial investigations have revealed that a car crash incident with gunfire began because of an argument at a 7/11, officials say. Police responded to the intersection of Plain Street and West Street in Stoughton around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, to find a three-car crash and one person suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Stoughton Deputy Chief Brain Homes in a press conference. Initial investigations have revealed that some of the involved parties got into an argument at a 7/11 convenience store in Canton, and then drove away from the store into Stoughton in a black sedan and a…
Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA
Man Convicted Of Racially-Motived Murder Of 'Amazing' Father In Belmont: DA A 56-year-old Hudson man has been convicted of a racially-motived murder that took the life of a 34-year-old father in Belmont more than two years ago, officials said. Dean Kapsalis was convicted of shouting a racial slur at Henry Tapia before hitting him with a Dodge Dakota truck, running him over and killing him on Upland Road in Belmont in the late afternoon of January 19, 2021, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports. Investigators determined that the two men had gotten into a fight in the road and, once it winded down, Tapia started walking back to his car. It was then …
Driver Punches Boston Bus, Screams At T Operator After Blocking Lane: Police Driver Punches Boston Bus, Screams At T Operator After Blocking Lane: Police
Driver Punches Boston Bus, Screams At T Operator After Blocking Lane: Police Road rage got the best of a driver who punched the glass door of a bus after refusing to get out of the vehicle's way.  A bus operator beeped his horn at a man who was blocking the bus lane on Wash Street near the MBTA Tufts station around 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, according to MBTA transit police.  The driver of the vehicle that was blocking the bus's path responded by getting out of his car and screaming at the bus driver. He punched the bus's glass door, leaving a visible web of damage.  2/11 AT 630AM a vehicle was blocking the bus lane/stop on https://t.co/VuTvOWIxP9 outside …
Cut Off And Cut Up: Woman Stabbed With Scissors In Boston Road Rage Incident Cut Off And Cut Up: Woman Stabbed With Scissors In Boston Road Rage Incident
Cut Off And Cut Up: Woman Stabbed With Scissors In Boston Road Rage Incident A dramatic road rage incident culminated with a woman and teen duo stabbing another driver with scissors and kicking her in the head, officials say.  State troopers responded to a report of an assault after a road rage incident on Quincy Shore Drive at Bay State Road on Saturday, Jan. 7, around 4:45 p.m. according to Massachusetts State Police. First responders discovered a a Chevrolet Equinox and its driver, a 22-year-old woman with stab wounds to her head and arm. Responders, which also included Quincy Police, Quincy firefighters, and Brewster Ambulance personnel, also found a p…
Quincy Man Accused Of Racially Motivated Attack Deemed Dangerous, Given Home Confinement: DA Quincy Man Accused Of Racially Motivated Attack Deemed Dangerous, Given Home Confinement: DA
Quincy Man Accused Of Racially Motivated Attack Deemed Dangerous, Given Home Confinement: DA A Quincy man who is accused of yelling "Go back to China" before driving into a man and carrying him on his hood last week was deemed a dangerous individual at a Thursday, Dec. 8, hearing, authorities said.  John Sullivan, 77, won't wait for his trial behind bars, however, as Judge Neil Hourihan ruled that Sullivan will be sequestered from the public with house arrest, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. The Quincy man will have to pay a $10,000 surety bond — far less than the prosecution's ask of $50,000 — and wear a GPS monitor as part of the home confinement cond…
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 …
Boston Man Nabbed For Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy Boston Man Nabbed For Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy
Boston Man Nabbed For Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy Police arrested a 20-year-old Hyde Park man and charged him with a stabbing in Quincy last week over a road rage incident, authorities said.  Zakar Bell-Warren was charged with armed assault to murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in connection with the incident near Quincy Catholic Academy that left the victim hospitalized on Thursday, Sept. 15, Quincy police said. Students at the school were never in danger.  Investigators said Bell-Warren and the alleged victim got into an argument while driving near Quincy Shore Drive and Sea Street that continued to Glover Avenue and Pierce Stre…
Person Seriously Injured In Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy Person Seriously Injured In Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy
Person Seriously Injured In Afternoon Stabbing Near Quincy Catholic Academy One person was hospitalized with serious injuries in an afternoon stabbing near a Quincy school, authorities said. Police responded to the stabbing in the are of Glover Avenue and Pierce Street on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 15, Quincy Police said on Facebook.  The victim was taken to a local hospital where their condition is currently unknown, Boston25 reports. The attack is believed to have stemmed from a road rage incident, the outlet continues.  Police said there is no threat to students at Quincy Catholic Academy, which is located just around the corner from the inciden…