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: Infuriated SUV Driver Shots Pick-Up Truck, PA State Police
A Palmerton man is accused of firing bullets at another driver during a road rage incident in Lynn Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Jan. 23. The incident happened along the 5600 block of Schochary Road, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, around 10:20 p.m., police said. John C. Miles allegedly fired two rounds from a .380 handgun at a pickup truck while driving his SUV, striking the bed of the victim's vehicle. Miles was arrested on Jan. 22, and charged with: Felony Aggravated Assault Felony Discharge of a Firearm Into an Occupied Structure Misdemeanor Simple Assaul…
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Officer Accused Of Road Rage Shooting Fired After 4 Days: PA State Police
A newly sworn-in Collingdale Police officer was terminated after just four days on the job following allegations that he pointed a gun and fired at another driver during a 2023 road rage incident, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, Jan. 17. Kevon Darden, 25, of Ambler, was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 12 to address staffing shortages in the Collingdale Police Department, borough officials said. By Thursday, Jan. 16, he was terminated after charges including simple assault, harassment, and terroristic threats were filed against him in connection to the April 2023 incident, police said…
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Police Officer Pointed Gun At Dump Truck Driver In I-95 Road Rage Incident In PA: Affidavit
A Collingdale police officer who was just sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 12, was fired on Thursday, Jan. 16, following serious charges stemming from an alleged road rage incident and shooting in Delaware County, authorities said. Kevon Darden, 28, of Ambler, PA, faces charges after reportedly pointing a firearm at a dump truck driver on I-95 on April 5, 2023, according to an affidavit of probable cause released by Pennsylvania State Police. The incident began at 8:58 a.m. on I-95 North near Mile Marker 8.0 in Ridley Township, PA State Police detailed in the affidavit. A dump truck drive…
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Fatal I-83 Motorcycle Crash Lands Man Charges: PA State Police
A York man is facing serious charges after a road rage incident on I-83 led to a motorcyclist’s death, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Ray Hacker, 31, of York, PA, was arraigned on charges including Homicide by Vehicle, Aggravated Assault by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Careless Driving, according to PSP Troop J. The crash happened on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at approximately 11:23 a.m., on I-83 northbound at mile marker 35.5 in Fairview Township, York County, authorities said. An investigation revealed that Hacker was involved in a road rage incident with a mo…
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Road Rage Incident Leads To Aggravated Assault Charge In South Eastern PA: Police
A road rage incident led to the arrest of a Chester County man on charges of aggravated assault, Parkesburg police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 31. James Allen Murray, 34, was charged with Felony Aggravated Assault and related offenses following the altercation on the 100 block of North Church Street in Parkesburg on Monday, Dec. 30, police said. Murray was taken to Chester County Prison, where he was held pending arraignment, authorities said. The preliminary hearing for Murray is expected to be scheduled, according to police. Court documents were not immediately available.
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Elderly Woman Pepper-Sprayed In Road Rage Incident: PA State Police
An 89-year-old woman was pepper-sprayed during a road rage incident in Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Dec. 9. The victim, who was driving a white Ford F-150, encountered the suspect in a white Subaru SUV near Georgetown Road and Paradise Lane around 11:46 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, according to police. The incident began when the elderly woman attempted to pass the Subaru, police said. Both vehicles then pulled into a parking lot at 417 Georgetown Road, where the Subaru driver allegedly pepper-sprayed the victim in the face before fleeing north on Georgetown…
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I-80 Road Rage Shooter With PA Plates Sought In NJ
New Jersey State Police are investigating a road rage shooting on Route 80 this week. The incident occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, around 6:18 a.m., when the driver of a silver minivan with a Pennsylvania license plate pulled alongside a blue Subaru Outback and fired at least one shot, striking the rear driver’s side window, authorities said. It happened near Exit 47B in Parsippany. No injuries were reported, but police are urging anyone who witnessed the incident or its aftermath to contact the NJSP Troop “B” Totowa Station Detective Bureau at 973-785-9412. Anonymous tips are w…
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Racist Road Rage Rant Prompts Apology By PA Restaurant Owner, Penn State Board Member
A Pennsylvania restaurant owner and (now former) member of Penn State York’s advisory board issued an apology for a racist rant in a road rage incident captured in a viral video. “I am the individual who was recorded using racist language in a recently released video," Jonathan Spanos, the owner of the Paddock on Market, began his speech at Springettsbury Municipal Complex on Wednesday, Nov. 13. “The video captured a heated family confrontation in which I intentionally used the most ugly language known to me to lash out in anger,” Spanos said. The video was poste…
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Road Rage Incident Leads To Fight In Bucks County Street: Police
Two men were found fighting in the middle of a Bucks County street following a road rage incident, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13. James Fetscher, 78, of Warminster, and Neil Maurer, no age listed, of Horsham, fought in the center of the road in the 800 block of Easton Road at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, the Warrington Township Police Department said. An officer who was patrolling in the area saw Fetscher and Maurer fighting, according to police. Officers had to break up the fight. An investigation revealed that the two men participated in a road rage incident that began in the a…
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: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In Bucks County Street
Two men were found grappling over a machete during a road rage incident in Bucks County, police said. Officers responded to the report of two men fighting in the middle of County Line Road at the intersection with Manor Drive at 7:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, according to the New Britain Township Police Department. When they arrived, officers found the two men struggling with each other over a machete, police said. After the men were separated, one of them was immediately detained, according to police. The other man had cuts to his temple and arm, police said. He was taken to…
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: 13 Shots Fired Into Car With Child On West Chester Pike, Police
The shooter has been identified in a road rage incident in which he shot 13 times into a car carrying a child, authorities announced on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13. Sean Moses, 30, of the 4400 block of Township Line Road in Drexel Hill, has been charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and related charges, Haverford Police Sgt. Shant Bedrossian detailed in the release. West Chester Pike was closed eastbound on Monday, Aug. 12 at about 3:30 p.m. in the 2000 block during the incident, according to Bedrossian. The 10-year-old child was not injured, but the driver of the car was…
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Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA
The 52-year-old son of a former US Ambassador started a road rage incident that led to his death, the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo announced on Tuesday, July 16. Paul Kattouf of Susquehanna Township was found shot dead in the 200 block of State Street (between Second and Third streets) around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, according to the releases by Harrisburg police and the Dauphin County Coroner's office. "Officers in the area were also able to quickly stop and detain a person of interest," as stated in the police release. Kattouf's autopsy was con…
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Berks Pair Charged In Route 222 Road Rage Shooting
Two men were arrested this week for the apparent road rage shooting on Route 222, said Wyomissing police in a release. Luis Alejandro Rosado Colon, 24, and Alejandro Perez Rodriguez, 23, were taken into custody on Tuesday, July 9, according to authorities. A car was shot at around 1 p.m. on July 1 near the Berkshire Mall, police said previously. No injuries were reported. Authorities obtained an arrest warrant for Perez Rodriguez after identifying him as the owner of the suspect vehicle, Wyomissing PD said. Rosado Colon was at Perez Rodriguez's house and "further rec…
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Road Rage Shooting On Rt 222, Berks County Authorities Say
A gunman who shot at another driver near the Berkshire Mall on Monday, July 1 is being sought by police. The road rage incident unfolded on Route 222 in Wyomissing around 12:45 p.m., authorities announced the following day. A driver in a black Honda sedan fired at another vehicle, striking it twice, according to investigators. No one was injured in the shooting. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to call Wyomissing Borough police at 610-375-6102 or submit an anonymous tip through the Berks County Crimewatch webpage.
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: Shooting On US Rt 30 In York County, Police Say
A 22-year-old driving a Kia was shot at along US Route 30 on Monday evening, the Northern York County Regional Police Department announced the following day. Shots were fired at a 2007 Kia SUV on US Route 30 East just east of Breezeview Drive on June 3, NYCRPD detailed in the release. Officers were called to the scene around 6:22 p.m. They found the vehicle riddled with bullets pulled over in a grassy area near Manchester Crossroads. The driver was in a nearby business, and following the police's interview with the driver, investigators believe that the driver was the intended …
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Gun Fired During Schuylkill County Road Rage Incident, Troopers Say
State police in Schuylkill County are looking for a driver who they say shot at another person on the road last Tuesday, May 28. The suspect was in a black, newer model BMW SUV on Schuylkill Mountain Road in South Manheim Township, troopers said. During a road rage incident, police said the suspect pulled next to the victim and fired a handgun at a 17-year-old's 1989 Ford. He was described as a white man in his 30s. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Schuylkill Haven at 570-593-2000.
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: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3. Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release. He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…
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Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA
A state police officer received two years of probation after pleading guilty in connection with a 2022 road rage incident in Chester County, according to the District Attorney's Office. David Levy of Kennett Square will also be required to take an anger management class, prosecutors said in a release. Authorities said Levy was off-duty and driving on Route 1 near Longwood Gardens on Dec. 28, 2022. He was "apparently upset with how the victim was driving" and "interacted aggressively," braking abruptly in front of their car and at one point forcing them off the roadway, according…
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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…
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Aliyou Kiadee Charged With Terroristic Threats In Warrington
A Philadelphia man brandished a handgun at another driver after he was cut off in traffic on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 17, according to Warrington police. Authorities said the victim was driving along Easton Road near Autozone around 2 p.m. when he accidentally cut off a man in a Hyundai sedan. The Hyundai driver became enraged, pulling up alongside the victim and reaching into his glovebox to grab a black handgun, the victim told police. The driver called police and relayed the Hyundai's license plate number, authorities said. Warrington police stopped the driver near the i…
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PA Driver Comes Under Fire In Road Rage Incident On I-476: State Police
A road rage incident in West Conshohocken ended in gunfire Thursday morning, Dec. 7, troopers announced. The victim was exiting onto the I-476 northbound ramp when three bullets hit the passenger side of his car around 9:45 a.m., according to state police. No injuries were reported. The driver told troopers he had been involved in an on-road altercation with the suspected shooter shortly before. Investigators believe the suspect fled west on I-76 in a white Chevrolet Impala with tinted windows and Pennsylvania tags. He is described as a black man between 35 and 40 with a …
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NJ Road Rage Driver Who Killed PA Dad At McDonald's Learns Sentence
The New Jersey driver who admitted to killing a Levittown man during a road rage incident early this year will spend over a decade behind bars, said the Bucks County District Attorney's Office on Thursday. Daniel S. Dietrich, 45, of Palmyra, was sentenced to 12 to 24 years for the Feb. 5 death of Jason Smith, prosecutors said. Authorities have claimed Dietrich and Smith were involved in a "driving incident" about a mile before they both arrived at the 7700 Bristol Pike McDonald's. When Smith tried to pull into the parking lot, Dietrich used his truck to block the way, poli…
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PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say
The gunman who shot and killed a US Marine Corps veteran on a Pennsylvania highway in 1980 was never identified, but state police believe he could still be caught. Donald Roy Wilt was just 26 years old when he was shot and killed on August 30, 1980. The former Marine and his wife Rosemary were on their way back from dinner in Grantsville, Fayette County, when they were westbound on Route 40 toward Henry Clay Township. At some point on the road, Wilt and a driver in a white Chrysler Cordoba became involved in an apparent road rage spat, witnesses told s…
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Road Rage Incident Under Investigation In Philly Suburbs: Police
Police in Hatfield are investigating a road rage incident that ended with a pedestrian-involved crash, authorities say. Officers were called to Forty Foot and Clemens roads near Hatfield Pointe Shopping Center around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, the department said. There, "some type of road rage incident" had occurred involving the driver of a white Hyundai sedan and another in a white box truck, they said. When both vehicles pulled onto Kirkwood Road, one of the drivers got out, police said. "A disturbance ensued, ending with one of the involved operators on the roadwa…
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Driver Charged With Attempted Murder In Rt. 22 Road Rage Shooting: Troopers
An Alabama man sits in a Northampton County jail cell after authorities say he opened fire during a road rage incident on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Jesus Torres Gonzalez, 45, of Birmingham, Ala., is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, according to state police. The shooting occurred in the westbound lanes of Route 22 in Bethlehem Township around 4:45 p.m., troopers said. Investigators believe Gonzalez fired two shots at a Honda Civic from his 2006 BMW Z4. Neither the driver nor the passenger in the Honda was injured. …
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PA Motorcyclist Shot Dead During Road Rage Argument: Police
A motorcyclist is dead and a driver wounded after a road rage argument erupted in gunfire steps from Independence Hall on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to Philadelphia police. Twenty-nine-year-old Angel Luis Rios Jr. was found with two gunshot wounds to the torso around 9 p.m. near the intersection of South Independence Mall East and Chestnut Street, the department told Daily Voice. He was rushed to Jefferson Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds just before 9:30 p.m., police said. A short while later, officers were called to Pennsylvania Hospital where a 36…
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18-Year-Old Charged With Shooting Off-Duty Cop In Philadelphia
An 18-year-old man is accused of opening fire on an off-duty officer during a confrontation in Philadelphia last week. Nakeem Wilson of Philadelphia is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment, and related counts, city police told Daily Voice. The department previously said that an officer and a man on a scooter exchanged gunfire during a road rage incident in Roxborough late on Thursday, June 8. Now, investigators say it began when the off-duty officer spotted Wilson "operating a black scooter recklessly" on the 7600 block of Ridge Avenue.&n…
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Cop, Motorist Exchange Gunfire In Philly Road Rage Incident: Police
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer and a person on a scooter traded gunfire on a Roxborough street late Thursday night, authorities told Daily Voice. It happened around 10 p.m. on June 8, the department said. The scooter driver, authorities claimed, shot into the off-duty cop's vehicle during a road rage incident. The officer returned fire, but city police said no one was injured. Authorities did not report making an arrest.
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Road Rage Driver Opens Fire On Schuylkill Expressway, Troopers Say
State police are searching for the driver of a Mustang who they say fired a gun at another motorist on the Schuylkill Expressway during a road rage incident. It happened in the eastbound lanes on I-76 near the 30th Street Station, Trooper Shyeasha Ayala wrote in a release. State police were called about a car accident just after 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2. At the scene, the driver of a crashed vehicle said he was fleeing gunfire from a red Ford Mustang when he lost control of his car. Troopers searched the highway and recovered several shell casings from the road, accordin…
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Trucker Shot In Apparent Road Rage Incident, Say Abington Police
The large police presence that shut down the Fairway in Abington early on Wednesday was in response to an apparent road rage shooting, say township authorities. It began at 8:20 a.m. on April 5, when police were called to 1575 Fairway in Jenkintown section for reports of shots fired, the department wrote in a release hours later. The victim, a delivery driver for Pepsi, told officers that a driver in a white van pulled in front of him, stopped abruptly, then exited the vehicle. The suspect approached the truck "in an aggressive manner" before taking out a handgun, police wrote.&…
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Chesco Driver Accused Of Lobbing Apple At Passing Motorist Charged
A Chester County man faces criminal charges for allegedly hurling a piece of fruit at another driver, police say. Jarek R. Rodriguez, 32, of Chester Springs, is accused of possessing an instrument of crime and propelling a missile into an occupied vehicle, both misdemeanors, said West Chester police in a statement. The incident is alleged to have happened near North Church and West Market streets in the borough on Nov. 12 of last year, authorities said. The victim told police they had been in a road rage incident when the other driver chucked an apple through their open window, …
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