Austin, TX
Violent Austin road rage incident caught on camera; suspect at large
Violent road rage incident in West Austin
Austin police are searching for a suspect in a road rage incident that was all captured on camera. A man can be seen exiting his car before using a baton to bash in the window of the car behind him
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin police are looking for a suspect who was seen bashing in another car’s window in a road rage incident.
Austin road rage incident
What we know:
On Friday, Dec. 5, video showed a Subaru cutting off another driver in a Honda on the Capital of Texas Highway. The Subaru driver then steps out of his vehicle with what appears to be a baton and smashes the Honda’s window.
The suspect then got back into his vehicle and tried to drive away from the scene. The Honda can be seen following in close pursuit, as both drivers used the side of the road to pass stopped traffic.
Austin police said they were treating it as an assault with an injury case. The case is currently under investigation and no suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident.
At this time, APD has not confirmed if there has been a person of interest identified.
Criminal defense attorney speaks out
What they’re saying:
“That’s aggravated assault all day, every day,” says Jeremy Rosenthal, a criminal defense attorney.
He says the suspect smashing the window could face some serious prison time.
“It would be a second degree felony, which would carry with it a sentence between 2 and 20 years in a prison in Texas,” Rosenthal said.
In this case, the baton, which the suspect uses, could be seen as a deadly weapon, and could lead to extra criminal charges.
Although the video doesn’t show the moments leading up to the incident, Rosenthal says, based off the captured evidence, that the sort of force used by the suspect would be almost impossible to justify in court.
“There’s really no good defenses here. It’s not me is probably not going to be a defense. The person had it coming is not going to be a good defense. I was defending myself is not going to be a good defense,” Rosenthal said.
By the numbers:
Statistics gathered by the Texas AAA show that this sort of behavior has become all too common on Texas Roadways.
- In 2024, over 1,700 car accidents were the result of road rage in Texas.
- Nationally, 96% of drivers admit to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors.
- 11% of drivers admit to taking violent action, like intentionally bumping another car or confronting another driver.
Based off a recent study from AAA, these sorts of behaviors tend to spread.
Their research shows that drivers who experienced higher levels of aggressive driving also had higher levels of engagement in aggressive driving.
The Source: Information from interviews conducted by FOX 7 Austin’s Marco Bitonel
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ highway system dropped two spots since 2025, and now ranks at No. 27 in the country for its cost-effectiveness and overall conditions, according to the Reason Foundation’s 2026 Highway Report.
The report assessed pavement conditions, fatalities, deficient bridges, infrastructure costs and congestion levels across the United States. Texas earned the following rankings:
- 33rd in urban interstate pavement conditions
- 21st in rural interstate pavement conditions
- 39th in urban arterial pavement conditions
- 12th in rural arterial pavement conditions
- 3rd in structurally deficient bridges
- 26th in urban fatality rate
- 42nd in rural fatality rate
- 41st in traffic congestion
“More than 42,000 of the nation’s 618,923 highway bridges, nearly 7%, are still structurally deficient. Arizona, Nevada, and Texas reported the lowest percentages of deficient bridges,” the report said.
The full report can be found online.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Small hail peppered the Austin area as strong thunderstorms moved through Saturday.
A few of the storms dropped rain and up to pea-sized hail in San Marcos, Dripping Springs and the Austin metro area.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Williamson County around 8:15 p.m., and then canceled shortly after. However, it was enough for the Two Step Inn music festival in Georgetown to cancel shows for the rest of the evening. Event organizers say the festival will run as planned Sunday.
KXAN’s First Warning Weather team is monitoring the storms. We will update this post as the evening continues.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution unveiled a new monument at the Texas State Cemetery on Saturday, dedicated to Texas Revolutionary War soldiers.
“We must educate every generation about why it is that America grew from a tenuous 13 colonies into the most powerful country in the history of the world,” said Governor Abbott. “This monument here is an enduring testament to the heroes who fought for the freedom that is unique to America.”
The monument was dedicated to 69 soldiers who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Texas, according to a press release.
Among those that were honored, Abbott recognized:
- José Santiago Seguín, grandfather of Texas Revolutionary hero Juan Seguín.
- Peter Sides, who fought in the 2nd Battalion of the North Carolina Regiment of the Colonial Army, and was later killed in the 1813 Battle of Medina, fighting for Mexican independence against Spain.
- Antonio Gil Y’Barbo, the founder of Nacogdoches.
- William Sparks, who fought as a mounted rifleman in the American Revolution and later settled in Texas. He had two sons and two grandsons who fought in the Texas Revolution.
“This year marks the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, which not only gave freedom to the British colonies of North America, but inspired movements for freedom and liberty all over the world,” said TSSAR President Mel Oller. “Texans played a role in the war too, and it’s important to recognize them, and the sacrifices they made for our freedom.”
At the monument unveiling, Abbott was also inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution and received its Silver Good Citizenship Medal.
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