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Mother of 6 Killed
in Road Rage Shooting

Mar 29, 2021 4:00 AM CDT

Mother of 6 Killed in Road Rage Shooting

Julie Eberly was on a trip with her husband

(Newser) - Julie Eberly and her husband were en route to Hilton Head Island, SC, for an anniversary trip when a lane change led to the 47-year-old Pennsylvania woman's death. As her husband Ryan merged into a lane while driving on I-95 in North Carolina on Thursday around noon, the couple'...

Couple's Date Night Turns Into 'Nightmare' With Uber Driver

Couple's 'Nightmare'
Uber Driver: 'I Have
Never Been That Scared'

Feb 13, 2020 7:26 AM CST

Couple's 'Nightmare' Uber Driver: 'I Have Never Been That Scared'

With 2 passengers in car, Olufemi S. Olomola is accused of chasing another driver

(Newser) - It wasn't the date John Murray and Tameka Swann expected, or wanted. WTVR and CNN report that the husband and wife from Richmond, Va., were picked up by an Uber around 8pm Monday to take them to dinner, but the night started off with a jolt when someone rear-ended...

She Honked at Him.
He Shot Her Daughter

Jan 20, 2020 12:37 PM CST

She Honked at Him. He Shot Her Daughter

9-year-old girl in backseat shot during Dallas road rage incident

(Newser) - A woman driving in Dallas Sunday night honked at a man who swerved in front of her car—and the road rage incident ended with the woman's 9-year-old daughter shot. The woman was approaching an exit on Interstate 35 when she swerved out of the man's way and...

She Was Teaching Son
to Drive, Ended Up Dead

Sep 3, 2019 2:34 PM CDT

She Was Teaching Son to Drive, Ended Up Dead

Tracey Smith was shot Friday night in Milwaukee

(Newser) - A mother took her teenage son out for a driving lesson in Milwaukee and ended up dead, the victim of an apparent road rage shooting. Police say it was the other driver who hit the car being driven by Tracey Smith's 17-year-old son just after 5pm on Friday. Her...

Cops: Attorney Killed Man Who Hit Car With Golf Ball

Attorney Killed Man Who
Hit Car With Golf Ball: Cops

Aug 26, 2019 6:33 AM CDT

Attorney Killed Man Who Hit Car With Golf Ball: Cops

Atlanta man claimed he swerved to miss garbage can

(Newser) - One man is dead and another is facing a murder charge over an incident involving a Mercedes-Benz and a golf ball, police say. Investigators believe attorney Bryan Schmitt deliberately ran over real estate investor Hamid Jahangard on July 30 because he thought the man had thrown a golf ball at...

Cops: Road Rage
Incident Ends With
Woman Accidentally
Shooting Husband

Jul 8, 2019 1:40 PM CDT

Cops: Road Rage Incident Ends With Woman Accidentally Shooting Husband

Erica Cole of Alabama is currently behind bars

(Newser) - A road rage incident in Alabama ended with a woman accidentally shooting her own husband in the head, police say. Erica Cole, 31, was arrested on charges of attempted murder, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment after the Saturday night incident, Fox News reports. Police say it started on Highway 69...

Phoenix Driver Opens Fire on
Family's Car, Kills 10-year-old

Apr 4, 2019 6:30 PM CDT

Phoenix Driver Opens Fire on Family's Car, Kills 10-year-old

Police say it may have started with a traffic dispute

(Newser) - A 10-year-old girl died after being shot along with her father in what may have started with a traffic dispute, Phoenix police said Thursday. Sgt. Vince Lewis said the shooting that killed Summerbell Brown occurred Wednesday night, the AP reports, when a man in a pickup truck who had been...

Minor Sideswipe Leads to
Crazy Road Rage Incident

Jan 27, 2019 7:00 AM CST

Minor Sideswipe Leads to Crazy Road Rage Incident

Mark Fitzgerald allegedly drove for 3 miles with Richard Kamrowski on his hood

(Newser) - It began as a minor sideswipe in Massachusetts and ended as something quite harrowing: Police say that an argument ensued after the Friday afternoon traffic incident on Interstate 90 some 20 miles west of Boston—and then Richard Kamrowski, 65, threw himself on the hood of a white Infiniti SUV...

Man's 'Dim View' of Women
Led to Shootings, Cops Say

Aug 27, 2018 7:15 PM CDT

Man's 'Dim View' of Women Led to Shootings, Cops Say

Nicholas D'Agostino has been accused in two attacks of female drivers

(Newser) - A Texas man has been accused of shooting multiple female drivers because of their gender. Per BuzzFeed News , Nicholas D'Agostino was arrested Thursday after he was initially released on bond in connection with the July shooting of a Katy woman. Last week, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said...

Police ID Victims in Fatal
Road-Rage Fight, Crash

Aug 14, 2018 8:41 AM CDT

Police ID Victims in Fatal Road-Rage Fight, Crash

Witnesses say one man used a bat to kill the other, then was hit by a car

(Newser) - Police in California now have a better idea what happened in a road-rage incident over the weekend that left two drivers dead. Vehicles driven by Jose Rodriguez-Carrasco, 37, and Jason Dykes, 39, hit each other on I-5 near Sacramento about 3:45am Sunday, reports the Sacramento Bee . The men drove...

Road-Rage Incident Leaves
Both Drivers Dead

Aug 13, 2018 9:05 AM CDT

Road-Rage Incident Leaves Both Drivers Dead

One died during their fight; the second was hit by a car afterward

(Newser) - Two California drivers are dead after a road-rage incident, but the circumstances of this one are strange. Police say two men were driving on Interstate 5 near Sacramento about 3:45am Sunday when one vehicle struck another, reports the Sacramento Bee . Both men kept driving, but they stopped near an...

All Charges Against Oregon
'Road Rage' Suspect Dropped

Jun 13, 2018 5:34 AM CDT

All Charges Against Oregon 'Road Rage' Suspect Dropped

Alleged attack was 'terrible lie,' attorney says

(Newser) - It was a story that made news around the world: An enraged Oregon driver smashed up a car with his bare hands and attacked the two women inside. But prosecutors now suspect parts of the story were as fictional as the exploits of the Incredible Hulk. Jay Barbeau, who had...

Women Squeezed in Front of
Truck, Say Driver Got Vicious

Jun 5, 2018 4:33 AM CDT

Women Squeezed in Front of Truck, Say Driver Got Vicious

Jay Allen Barbeau allegedly broke their rear window, woman's arm with his bare hands

(Newser) - There are instances of road rage, and then instances of road RAGE. What cops say happened in Oregon on Friday night falls into the latter category. The Oregonian and Bulletin report Megan Stackhouse and her partner, Lucinda Mann, were slowly making their way out of a congested scene at a...

Man Stops Truck Alongside
Highway, Ends Up Stabbed

May 7, 2018 7:44 AM CDT

Man Stops Truck Alongside Highway, Ends Up Stabbed

Cody Harter was a Missouri Air National Guard member who served tours in Iraq and Qatar

(Newser) - A Missouri Air National Guard member died in a highway median Saturday after what police suspect was a road-rage incident that took a deadly turn, reports KMBC . ABC News reports Cody Harter, variously identified as 23 and 24, was headed home to St. Joseph around 7:30pm when witnesses say...

This Guy Slammed on Brakes.
Another Driver Didn't Like That

Mar 5, 2018 8:39 AM CST

This Guy Slammed on Brakes. Another Driver Didn't Like That

Cops in Minnesota seeking suspect who beat an elderly man in road-rage incident

(Newser) - An elderly Minnesota man who simply tried to avoid a traffic accident was followed home and badly beaten Friday night, the Pioneer Press reports. On its Facebook page , the Anoka County Sheriff's Office details the attack, which it says started when the victim stopped short while driving to avoid...

'Old Guy' in Road Rage Incident
Wasn't Just Any Old Guy

Feb 23, 2018 2:54 AM CST

'Old Guy' in Road Rage Incident Wasn't Just Any Old Guy

Chevy Chase followed a vehicle he said cut him off, got kicked in shoulder, he told police

(Newser) - Chased by Chevy: Police say actor Chevy Chase pursued a driver across a bridge over the Hudson River before being kicked in an apparent road rage incident earlier this month. New York State Police say the 74-year-old actor has told them he followed another vehicle across the Gov. Mario M....

Teen Is Dead After
Daring Gunman to Shoot

Jan 17, 2018 1:00 AM CST

Teen Is Dead After Daring Gunman to Shoot

Motorist who fired fatal shot at Muhammed Rahim in Minnesota claims self-defense

(Newser) - A 17-year-old is dead in Minnesota after he dared a man who was pointing a gun at him to shoot. Police in Rochester say the fatal shooting occurred Sunday after a car accident involving the teen, Muhammed Rahim, and the shooter, 25-year-old Alexander Weiss, reports the Duluth News Tribune . Rahim'...

NYPD Officer Acquitted in
Road Rage Killing

Nov 6, 2017 7:04 PM CST

NYPD Officer Acquitted in Road Rage Killing

Wayne Isaacs was off duty when he shot and killed Delrawn Small

(Newser) - A New York City police officer charged with killing an unarmed man in an apparent road rage shooting was acquitted of murder and manslaughter on Monday, the AP reports. A Brooklyn jury returned the verdict at the trial of Wayne Isaacs, who was off duty on July 4, 2016, when...

Boy, 4, Shot in Head After
Mom Honks at Car

Aug 7, 2017 3:06 PM CDT

Boy, 4, Shot in Head After Mom Honks at Car

Apparent road rage incident leaves him in serious condition

(Newser) - A mother's honk at a car blocking the road turned tragic in Cleveland early Monday, when her 4-year-old son was shot in the head by the other driver in an apparent road rage incident. Police say the mother was driving her son as well as her 7-year-old daughter when...

Scary Road Rage
Incident Caught on Video

VIDEO

Jul 19, 2017 11:15 AM CDT

Scary Road Rage Incident Caught on Video

Hummer refuses to let semi pass on interstate

(Newser) - A video going viral on social media shows a scary road-rage incident between a semi and a Hummer on an interstate in Texas. The truck is trying to pass the Hummer, but the Hummer keeps switching lanes at the same time to prevent the truck from doing so. CBS 7...