Tempe man with road rage accidentally shoots self
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.20.2008
TEMPE — A man accidentally shot himself after he waved a gun in anger at a fellow driver in Tempe, police said.
The man tried to evade police by driving into a nearby neighborhood after the Friday night road-rage incident, but he crashed his car into a canal embankment, according to a police report.
The man then got out of the car and ran away, but police soon caught up to him. He was taken to a hospital and was in serious condition.
The other driver in the incident, who was uninjured, fled the scene, but was later located by police, department spokesman Brandon Banks said.
The drivers’ identities have not been released.
Banks said authorities are talking to the uninjured driver but have not been able to speak to the driver who shot himself.
The Associated Press
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 04.20.2008
TEMPE — A man accidentally shot himself after he waved a gun in anger at a fellow driver in Tempe, police said.
The man tried to evade police by driving into a nearby neighborhood after the Friday night road-rage incident, but he crashed his car into a canal embankment, according to a police report.
The man then got out of the car and ran away, but police soon caught up to him. He was taken to a hospital and was in serious condition.
The other driver in the incident, who was uninjured, fled the scene, but was later located by police, department spokesman Brandon Banks said.
The drivers’ identities have not been released.
Banks said authorities are talking to the uninjured driver but have not been able to speak to the driver who shot himself.
