Bullet Narrowly Misses Woman In Fairfield Road Rage Incident

FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A pistillate operator was targeted and changeable astatine implicit roadworthy rage connected Interstate 80 connected Sunday night, accidental police.

Things could person ended overmuch worse for the operator after, constabulary say, a reckless operator followed her disconnected the road and changeable a slug done her driver’s broadside door. It ended up lodged successful her steering instrumentality but didn’t deed her.

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Reporting connected a precise disturbing lawsuit of roadworthy rage tonight. Fairfield constabulary accidental a fishy followed a pistillate disconnected I80 onto the Waterman Blvd exit. When she tried to get away, helium fired a changeable astatine her. It went done her drivers broadside doorway and into the steering wheel. She is ok. pic.twitter.com/oSAO9iwnTb

— Anna Giles (@AnnaGilesTV) September 14, 2021

“This could’ve been an highly tragic situation,” said Lt. Jausiah Jacobsen with Fairfield Police.

Fairfield constabulary said the fishy followed her disconnected I-80 onto the Waterman Boulevard exit past changeable astatine her. It turns retired idiosyncratic reported this aforesaid fishy earlier successful the time and included their afloat licence sheet number.

“[They] said that they had an idiosyncratic who was driving reckless who they thought possibly was intoxicated, DUI…felt similar they were being precise aggressive,” Lt. Jacobsen said.

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Officers utilized the city’s brand-new, just-installed camera and tracking strategy to pinpoint the suspect’s car.

“We person 38 cameras passim the metropolis strategically placed to assistance america lick crimes and forestall crimes,” Lt. Jacobsen said.

The fishy was reportedly tracked to Beck Avenue and recovered sitting successful his car with a weapon successful plain sight. Officers arrested him without immoderate issues.

Fairfield nonmigratory Terry Hamilton said helium stays harmless to support his passengers.

“Now that I’m older I disregard it. I bash my champion to disregard it — conscionable fto it pass,” Hamilton said.

Police accidental that’s the safest happening you tin do.

“You mightiness consciousness it’s prudent to accidental thing oregon honk your horn; beryllium cautious that mightiness get you into thing you don’t want,” Lt. Jacobsen said.

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Police accidental everyone progressive successful this lawsuit did the close thing. Being a bully witnesser is key: getting the licence sheet fig and a fishy description. That’s yet what led to a speedy solution here.

Anna Giles