Austin police seeking hit-and-run driver seen in road rage incident caught on video

Austin police are searching for a driver who was caught on a dashboard digicam ramming into one other car in late March, sending the opposite driver to the hospital. 

Police launched a video Monday night of the aggravated assault with a motorcar that occurred the afternoon of March 23. 

Within the video, a white Lexus IS 300 could be seen within the 8800 block of North MoPac swerving onto the doorway ramp on the U.S. 183 interchange, slamming a white Dodge pickup. The Dodge could be seen veering off to the aspect, hitting the onramp’s concrete obstacles and almost toppling over earlier than swerving between lanes and coming to a cease. 

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Police stated the Lexus was manufactured between 2016 and 2020, and that the motive force “drove recklessly to trigger a confrontation with different drivers.” In addition they stated the motive force “positioned his hand via the sunroof to flip off the motive force he focused randomly.” 

The feminine driver of the Dodge pickup was severely injured and brought to the hospital, police stated. No different automobiles have been concerned within the crash. 

Anybody with data of the incident or the motive force is being requested to name Austin PD’s aggravated assault unit at 512-974-6664. Crime Stoppers is providing a reward of as much as $1,000 for info resulting in an arrest.