CLAY COUNTY, Ind. — A Missouri man was arrested Monday for allegedly firing at least one gunshot at another vehicle on Interstate 70.
State police troopers received a 911 call about a possible road rage incident that resulted in a shot fired at the 24-mile marker on westbound I-70 in Clay County. Witnesses told police the driver of a silver Mercury allegedly shot at a black Honda.
(NOTE: The video in the player above is a previous report on the rise of road rage incidents in the Indianapolis area.)
Troopers, along with officers from the Terre Haute Police Department, found the two vehicles reportedly involved near a gas station on U.S. 41. The driver of the Mercury, a 52-year-old man from Wentzville, Missouri, was detained.
State police detectives began a preliminary investigation and determined the driver of the Mercury became "enraged" at the driver of the Honda while driving on I-70 and allegedly fired at least one shot at the other car. At least one shot struck the Honda, which was occupied by a child, along with the adult driver.
The driver of the Mercury was arrested and taken to the Clay County Justice Center on preliminary charges of intimidation with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and two counts of criminal recklessness, all felonies.