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Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit
Penn State Police Officer Hit, Dragged In Road Rage Incident: Affidavit A Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg police office and a Tennessee man have been identified as the men involved in a serious road rage incident in Hershey, police detailed in a release on Tuesday, Oct. 22.  James Tyler Magaha, 34, of Granville, Tennessee, turned himself in on felony charges of Attempted Murder and Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury filed against him by the Derry Township Police Department on Friday, Oct. 18. The charges were filed in connection with the road rage incident on Park Avenue in Hershey on Sunday, Oct. 6 around 9…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In PA Street ROAD RAGE: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In PA Street
Road Rage: Machete-Wielding Driver Leads To Struggle In PA 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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by Merriell Moyer
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Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical
Road Rage Hit-Run Leaves Pedestrian In Critical Condition At Hershey Medical One person is in critical condition after a road rage incident escalated to a driver turned pedestrian being run over and dragged, Derry Township police announced on Monday morning, Oct. 7. The police were notified of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the 400 block of Park Avenue/PA Route 743 at 9:41 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 6, as detailed in the release. Arriving officers "found the victim, lying along the edge of the roadway, having sustained severe injuries," as stated in the release. The victim was taken to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center with critical injuries, according to …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police
Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police A husband and wife have been charged after they stopped traffic at an intersection to threaten a driver and damage their car on Shippensburg Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30.  Christopher "Chris" Clinton Skaggs and Michelle (Naugle) Skaggs previously of Shippensburg but most recently of Orrstown have been charged with disorderly conduct Title 18 5503(a)(4), according to the police release. Officers were sent to the intersection of Rowe Road and West King Street in Shippensburg Borough, Franklin County after Cumberland County 911 received a call about a road rage incident that had ju…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP
Pennsylvania Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Road Rage Incident In Maryland: MSP A road-raging Pennsylvania man is facing charges in Maryland after firing shots at another driver during an incident in Frederick County, state police say. Bryant Paradine, 37, of Littlestown, Pennsylvania is facing charges for an early morning bout of road rage where he pulled out a gun and began firing, leading to a short-lived search before he was apprehended. According to investigators, shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, troopers were called to the southbound lans of US-15 at Tippin Drive in Thurmont to investigate reports of shots fired after a motorist called 911. Police s…

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by Zak Failla
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Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA Son Of Former US Ambassador Killed Committing Road Rage; Dauphin Co. DA
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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by Jillian Pikora
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Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD
Driver Caught On Video Trying To Force Bicyclist Off-Road In Mechanicsburg: PD In a fit of road rage, a pickup truck driver allegedly attempted to force a bicyclist off the road they were meant to share — and the whole thing was captured on video, Upper Allen Township police announced on Monday, July 9.  Donald Scott Alleman, 57 of the 2100 block of Arcona Road in Mechanicsburg was driving along East Winding Hill Road near Orchard Boulevard when the road rage incident began, as detailed in the police release.  The incident continued to the intersection of Gettysburg Pike and Cumberland Parkway – during which, "the driver of the pickup truck st…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE: Shooting On US Rt 30 In York County, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Shooting On US Rt 30 In York County, Police Say
Road Rage: 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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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say ROAD RAGE: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
Road Rage: 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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by Jillian Pikora
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Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA Off-Duty PA Trooper Pleads Guilty To Firing Gun During Road Rage Incident: DA
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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by Mac Bullock
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ROAD RAGE: Harrisburg Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Camp Hill, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Harrisburg Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Camp Hill, Police Say
Road Rage: Harrisburg Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Camp Hill, Police Say A man who allegedly pointed a gun at people in a road rage incident was arrested on Wednesday morning, court records show.  William Scott Kent, 57 of Harrisburg, is accused of pointing a handgun at two people in the 200 block of North 19th Street in Camp Hill near the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, police explained.  They were called to the incident around 7:08 p.m. on May 5, according to the police release about the warrant for his arrest on Tuesday, May 14.  He turned himself in at the Camp Hil police department at 9 a.m. on May 15, the police said.  He has been …

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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, Police Say
Road Rage: Ice Scraper Assault Of Passenger In Camp Hill, 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…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Lebanon Man's Dash Cam Shows Him Slash Driver In 'Road Rage Incident' Police Say Lebanon Man's Dash Cam Shows Him Slash Driver In 'Road Rage Incident' Police Say
Lebanon Man's Dash Cam Shows Him Slash Driver In 'Road Rage Incident' Police Say A Lebanon convict appears to have called the police on himself following a "road rage incident," police explained in a release on Sept. 21. Robert J. Marinkov told the police that another man pulled him "out of his truck and began kicking and fighting," around 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, Manheim Township police said. The road rage fight broke out at the intersection of Lititz Pike and Chester Road in Manheim Township, according to the police.  The 57-year-old went on to tell the police that he pulled out a knife and cut the other man's leg.  "Later that day, the victim was met and des…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say PA Marine Veteran's Road Rage Killer Still At Large, State Police Say
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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by Mac Bullock
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Road Rage Suspect Sought By Camp Hill Police Road Rage Suspect Sought By Camp Hill Police
Road Rage Suspect Sought By Camp Hill Police A road rage incident happened on Friday, Jan. 6, the Camp Hill police say.  The white, older model Hyundai Santa Fe SUV pictured was involved in a road rage incident that occurred in the 100 block of November Drive in Camp Hill around 4:40 p.m., according to a release by the department the following Monday.  The police are asking the public for assistance identifying the vehicle's driver and passenger.  The vehicle was last seen driving westbound on April Drive, possibly toward Trindle Road.  Details about the road rage incident were not release.  Anyone wit…

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by Jillian Pikora
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ROAD RAGE Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say ROAD RAGE Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say
Road Rage Man Points Gun At Teens In Harrisburg, State Police Say A road rage incident escalated to the point where a man pulled out a gun and pointed it at a group of teenagers on Dec. 17, 2022, according to a release by the Pennsylvania state police on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. The teenagers, a 17-year-old Hershey girl, and two Harrisburg boys, an 18-year-old and a 19-year-old, were in traffic at the intersection of Jonestown Road and Allentown Boulevard when 54-year-old Ronald Lee Baum of Harrisburg pulled out the gun around 2:05 p.m., as detailed in the release.  What led up to the incident was not released.  Baum was charged o…

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by Jillian Pikora