The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A North Carolina family’s trip home from Florida ended in a frightening crash after the authorities said another driver deliberately forced their SUV off the highway during an alleged road rage incident.
According to investigators, the family had been traveling together on Saturday evening when a confrontation escalated on a Florida roadway. Deputies alleged the suspect repeatedly harassed one of the vehicles before turning his attention to a second SUV carrying a man, his wife, and their young child.
The authorities said the driver allegedly threw objects at the SUV, repeatedly slammed on his brakes, and made erratic gestures while driving. Investigators further alleged he intentionally used his vehicle to perform a PIT-style maneuver, sending the family’s SUV off the roadway where it spun into a barbed-wire fence.