Florida man shoots, kills driver for ‘blocking him in’ in wild road rage incident
People get heated behind the wheel. But resorting to homicide over a blocked vehicle is almost movie-quality nonsense. That fact didn’t stop a 24-year-old Florida man from shooting another driver over a “blocked vehicle.”
A Florida man shot another driver after a road rage incident spun out of control following a disagreement over a blocked vehicle
That got out of hand quickly. A 24-year-old Florida man is in custody after he shot a second motorist in the city of Sanford, north of Orlando. The victim, a 43-year-old Floridian, was arguing with the shooter right up until the violent culmination.
According to a report from the Sanford Police Department, the shooting stemmed from a disagreement over a “blocked vehicle.” The shooter, Jaden Harris, told police that he was driving on Mangoustine Avenue nearby when he pulled up behind the victim, Joseph Hall Jr.
Harris said that Hall was “driving super slow,” which irritated him enough to attempt a pass using the opposite lane. That’s when Harris reportedly believed Hall had hit his car, so he followed the slow-moving driver.
Witnesses told police that the two men were arguing. However, between the initial argument and the shooting, Harris asserts that Hall was advancing toward him. Harris reportedly told Hall that he “had it on him,” it being a firearm, per FOX 35.
Here’s the kicker: Harris says he shot Hall as he approached from his driver’s seat. However, witnesses told police that the 43-year-old victim was running away from Harris at the time of the shooting.
Hall didn’t die on the scene. Instead, emergency medical personnel transported him to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Needless to say, Harris is on the hook for second-degree homicide following the deadly and tragically avoidable instance of road rage.
Unfortunately, this isn’t an isolated incident. According to ConsumerAffairs, Florida is the No. 10 state in the country for instances of road rage. More troublingly, the state had a higher rate of gun violence in traffic incidents than four of the other top 10 states.
