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UPDATE: More than a dozen shots fired in I-95 road rage incident
By Kari Pugh
Published: March 23, 2010
Updated: March23,2010
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DUMFRIES, Va.—Tempers flared and gunfire erupted on southbound Interstate 95 during Tuesday’s evening rush hour.
Troopers say the driver of a silver Jaguar fired at least 13 shots at a dump truck driver after miles of aggressive driving through Woodbridge.
It started when the driver of a 2007 Ford F550 dump truck was attempting to merge into the southbound lanes of I-95 from Va. 123 and encountered the 2004 Jaguar traveling southbound on I-95. The drivers of the two vehicles began driving aggressively, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. While heading south on I-95, the dump truck struck the Jaguar two times, she said.
As they approached the 159 mile marker, the two vehicles ended up on the left shoulder and pinned against the jersey wall. At 4:23 p.m., the driver of the Jaguar got out of his car—leaving his 2-year-old daughter inside—and started firing a handgun at the dump truck. The truck driver, a 44-year-old Woodbridge man, pulled away into traffic. His truck was hit by at least four of the 13 rounds fired by the Jaguar’s driver, Geller said.
The 25-year-old Jaguar driver then followed after the dump truck. Trooper B.W. Coleman stopped both drivers at the 154 mile marker.
The Jaguar driver was arrested at the scene and charges are pending, Geller said. He and his daughter were not injured.
The driver of the dump truck was charged with reckless driving. He was not injured either.
Geller said the men’s names will be released once charges are officially placed against the gunman.
State police had no reports of other vehicles struck by gunfire.
In a study by AAA Mid-Atlantic, Washington drivers said they felt more threatened by aggressive drivers than by drunken drivers.
AAA reports that men are more likely than women to be involved in road rages incidents and, surprisingly, drivers with children are more likely to respond aggressively.
Communities editor Kari Pugh can be reached at 703-878-8056.
I'm interested to see the if the firearm was carried legally. Was the driver under the assumption that his life and the life of his daughter was in danger so he fired upon the dump truck driver? I've noticed that I'm a more courteous driver when I'm carrying, as well as being generally more polite as I don't want to get involved in an incident as this.
If this happened in front of you (lets say they stopped right in front of you), are you legally allowed to engage? If a guy starts popping off rounds in front of me, I'd feel threatened. Would I have to compel him to stop and do a citizen's arrest?
Just some questions that come to mind when I read this story...
http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/shots_fired_in_i-95_road_rage_incident/54455/
UPDATE: More than a dozen shots fired in I-95 road rage incident
By Kari Pugh
Published: March 23, 2010
Updated: March23,2010
» 27 Comments | Post a Comment
manassas_jour976:http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/shots_fired_in_i-95_road_rage_incident/54455/
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DUMFRIES, Va.—Tempers flared and gunfire erupted on southbound Interstate 95 during Tuesday’s evening rush hour.
Troopers say the driver of a silver Jaguar fired at least 13 shots at a dump truck driver after miles of aggressive driving through Woodbridge.
It started when the driver of a 2007 Ford F550 dump truck was attempting to merge into the southbound lanes of I-95 from Va. 123 and encountered the 2004 Jaguar traveling southbound on I-95. The drivers of the two vehicles began driving aggressively, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said. While heading south on I-95, the dump truck struck the Jaguar two times, she said.
As they approached the 159 mile marker, the two vehicles ended up on the left shoulder and pinned against the jersey wall. At 4:23 p.m., the driver of the Jaguar got out of his car—leaving his 2-year-old daughter inside—and started firing a handgun at the dump truck. The truck driver, a 44-year-old Woodbridge man, pulled away into traffic. His truck was hit by at least four of the 13 rounds fired by the Jaguar’s driver, Geller said.
The 25-year-old Jaguar driver then followed after the dump truck. Trooper B.W. Coleman stopped both drivers at the 154 mile marker.
The Jaguar driver was arrested at the scene and charges are pending, Geller said. He and his daughter were not injured.
The driver of the dump truck was charged with reckless driving. He was not injured either.
Geller said the men’s names will be released once charges are officially placed against the gunman.
State police had no reports of other vehicles struck by gunfire.
In a study by AAA Mid-Atlantic, Washington drivers said they felt more threatened by aggressive drivers than by drunken drivers.
AAA reports that men are more likely than women to be involved in road rages incidents and, surprisingly, drivers with children are more likely to respond aggressively.
Communities editor Kari Pugh can be reached at 703-878-8056.
I'm interested to see the if the firearm was carried legally. Was the driver under the assumption that his life and the life of his daughter was in danger so he fired upon the dump truck driver? I've noticed that I'm a more courteous driver when I'm carrying, as well as being generally more polite as I don't want to get involved in an incident as this.
If this happened in front of you (lets say they stopped right in front of you), are you legally allowed to engage? If a guy starts popping off rounds in front of me, I'd feel threatened. Would I have to compel him to stop and do a citizen's arrest?
Just some questions that come to mind when I read this story...