CBS2 Exclusive: Road Rage Fight Caught On Video On Long Island Expressway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A road rage battle erupted during rush hour on the busy Long Island Expressway, when two drivers lost their temper in front of a witness who caught it all on camera.
As CBS2's Tracee Carrasco reported exclusively Thursday, the drivers behaving badly in the recent incident were caught on camera, as a man in a red car cut off another driver in a white sport-utility vehicle. A game of back-and-forth ensued.
Next, it appeared that the driver in the red car intentionally came to a complete stop on the busy Long Island Expressway, eastbound past the Springfield Boulevard exit in Queens. The white SUV rammed into the red car, pushing it out of the way before taking off.
"I took my phone out because I'm like, 'What's going to happen there now?'" said Anthony Damiano. "I kind of got nervous."
Damiano was on his way home to Long Island from work in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon when he took the video.
"It's dangerous," he said. "It's already dangerous enough to drive, and now you've got people out there that are like -- it's scary."
The NYPD told CBS2 that no complaint was filed in the incident. But drivers such as Damiano are seeing road rage incidents more frequently.
"It does seem like it's getting worse, and it seems like more people are more stressed than ever," he said.
AAA said with more drivers on the road, longer commutes, traffic, distracted driving, tailgating, construction, being cut off, and even just having a bad day -- all of that can add up to a case of road rage.
"We're all very, very busy. We live in a very crowded, congested city, and driving in those kind of conditions can lead to incidents happening a lot," said AAA spokesman Robert Sinclair.
Sinclair recommends listening to music, planning in advance, avoid overusing the horn, and staying calm.
"If someone is looking like they might engage in a road rage against you, it's best to defuse the situation," he said.
And if you witness a road rage incident, experts advised it is best to call 911.
