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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 In 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…
Man Nabbed After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Region, Police Say Man Nabbed After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Region, Police Say
Man Nabbed After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Region, 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 Shooting: Driver Opens Fire On Albany Highway, Causing Both Cars To Crash, Police Say Road Rage Shooting: Driver Opens Fire On Albany Highway, Causing Both Cars To Crash, Police Say
Road Rage Shooting: Driver Opens Fire On Albany Highway, Causing Both Cars To Crash, Police Say A road rage shooting that sparked a two-vehicle crash on a highway in the region ended with a 32-year-old man in handcuffs. The Albany County incident happened at around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, on I-90 in Albany, according to New York State Police. Troopers said Jordan McCullen, of East Nassau in Rensselaer County, was driving his Toyota Camry on the freeway when he got into a road rage altercation with another driver in a Lexus sedan. McCullen reportedly brandished a gun before shooting in the victim’s direction. The cars then crashed into one another, disabling both. There were no r…
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say
Road Rage: Angry Driver Causes $1K In Damage, Threatens Motorist In Colonie, Police Say A 36-year-old driver is facing charges after he allegedly threatened to injure another motorist and damaged their car during a road-rage incident in the region. The Albany County incident happened Monday, April 24, on I-87 in Colonie, according to State Police. Troopers were told that Mark Edmonds, of Albany, had called 911 and reported a two-car, hit-and-run crash near exit 6. However, an investigation found that Edmonds had actually been in a one-car crash with a guardrail while avoiding a collision, police said. After hitting the guardrail, Edmonds reportedly confronted and followed a…
Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To North Greenbush Police Station: Cops Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To North Greenbush Police Station: Cops
Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To North Greenbush Police Station: Cops A 21-year-old man is accused of threatening a driver with a hammer before following the victim to a police station during a suspected road rage incident in the region. Police in Rensselaer County were called at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, with reports that a driver in the town of North Greenbush had been cut off by another car on Pawling Avenue near Winter Street, according to North Greenbush Police. The victim told a 911 operator that the other driver, identified by police as Joseph Martin, of North Greenbush, had approached their car in an aggressive manner while holding a hammer…
Here's Where NY Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers Here's Where NY Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers
Here's Where NY Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers When it comes to keeping your cool behind the wheel, New Yorkers appear to be among the coolest, 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). New York…
Suspect On Loose After Man Fatally Shot In NY Road Rage Incident Following Fender Bender Suspect On Loose After Man Fatally Shot In NY Road Rage Incident Following Fender Bender
Suspect On Loose After Man Fatally Shot In NY Road Rage Incident Following Fender Bender A suspect is on the run after shooting and killing a man in broad daylight following a road rage incident in Forest Hills, Queens. The incident took around 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at 108th Street and Horace Harding Expressway, according to the NYPD. When police arrived on the scene they found 46-year-old Jamal Artis, shot in the torso in a Chevy Impala, the NYPD said. Artis was rushed to New York Presbyterian Hospital in critical condition. According to police, Artis died from his injuries on Monday, Sept. 12. On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Medical Examiner's Office deemed the shooting a hom…
Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During NY Thruway Incident, Police Say Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During NY Thruway Incident, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Damages Mercedes-Benz During NY Thruway Incident, Police Say A man is accused of causing damage to another vehicle during a road-rage incident in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 in Rockland County on northbound I-87 in the town of Ramapo, according to state police. Troopers located and stopped both vehicles.  The investigation at the scene determined that Davonne S. Wilmore, age 31, of the Bronx, threw a water bottle at a 2019 Mercedes-Benz truck, causing damage, said state police.  Wilmore was taken into custody, transported, and processed at the State Police barracks in Newburgh.   He wa…
Mother Speaks Out After 22-Year-Old Killed In NY Road Rage Incident Mother Speaks Out After 22-Year-Old Killed In NY Road Rage Incident
Mother Speaks Out After 22-Year-Old Killed In NY Road Rage Incident The mother of one of the two men who were killed during an apparent road rage altercation on I-84 in the Hudson Valley has spoken out, according to a new report from CBS News. Dutchess County residents 22-year-old Fabian Tirado, of Wappingers Falls, and 38-year-old Mark Hall, of Holmes, were involved in the road rage incident in the Putnam County town of Kent on Saturday, July 2, police said. Police said Hall and Tirando stopped in the right lane of travel and exited their vehicles during the altercation, and both men were struck and killed by a third vehicle at about 1:30 a.m. Tirado…
Police ID Two Men Killed, Release New Details In Apparent NY Road Rage Incident Police ID Two Men Killed, Release New Details In Apparent NY Road Rage Incident
Police ID Two Men Killed, Release New Details In Apparent NY Road Rage Incident Police have identified two men killed and released new details after an apparent road rage incident on a busy roadway in the region. The incident took place in Putnam County on Interstate 84 in the town of Kent early Saturday morning, July 2. An initial investigation determined the two men, both from Dutchess County, Mark H. Hall, age 38, of Holmes, and Fabian A. Tirado, age 22, of Wappinger, stopped in the right lane of travel and exited their vehicles due to a road rage altercation, New York State Police said.  While Hall and Tirado continued to argue in the right lane, a third vehi…
Two Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In NY Road Rage Incident, Police Say Two Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In NY Road Rage Incident, Police Say
Two Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In NY Road Rage Incident, Police Say Updated story: Police ID Two Killed, Release New Details In Apparent Hudson Valley Road Rage Incident Two men were hit and killed by a vehicle during a road rage incident in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place on Interstate 84 in Putnam County near the town of Patterson early Saturday, July 2. The men were killed when they stopped in the right lane and exited their vehicles due to a road rage altercation, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. They were both struck by a third vehicle and pronounced dead on the scene, Hicks said. Their names have not been rele…