Tempers flaring on city’s streets
By Katie Shepherd, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The first occurred following the July Fourth fireworks show at
While stopped in heavy traffic on
There were four people in the other car: the driver, a blonde woman in the passenger seat and two men in the back seat.
When the man approached the
When the victim said he would call police, the driver punched him in the face and the woman grabbed his glasses and threw them into the roadway, police said.
The other two passengers got out of the car and went to the CVS. Police interviewed the two men, said Bledsoe. Since neither was driving or involved in the assault, they are not considered suspects.
The driver was described as a Hispanic man in his 30s. The woman in her 20s or 30s wore her blonde hair in a loose bun, a witness told investigators, Bledsoe said.
Police were able to find the blue Honda Civic in the Wellington Woods apartments parking lot. The vehicle was towed away and impounded, Bledsoe said.
No arrests have been made in the incident, and police are still looking for the man and woman who were in the
In the latest incident on Sunday, a
The victim reported he was driving a Jeep Wrangler on
After the near miss, the two men got into a shouting match, Bledsoe said. During the argument, the Ford driver lifted his shirt to show a handgun in his waistband.
The victim called 911, and the suspect drove away. The man was able to give police the Ford's license plate number, Bledsoe said. Police have identified the owner of the vehicle as a
No arrests have been made.
This case was the third road-rage-related investigation involving guns in two weeks. The others occurred on
The string of such incidents is unusual for
"I can't recall a time when we've had more than three [road-rage-related] cases within two weeks," Bledsoe said.
No arrests have been made in the
All four incidents are still under investigation.
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