Man Arrested in 2 Road Rage Crashes

A San Diego driver intentionally rammed his truck into cars in at least two road rage incidents, California Highway Patrol investigators say, and there may be more victims.

CHP officers arrested John Albert Young, 42, on Thursday on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. 

Investigators say it's lucky no one was hurt when Young drove his full-sized Ford F-350 truck into two cars. He is accused of hitting the cars Thursday on northbound Interstate 805 just north of Governor Drive and on southbound State Route 163 just north of Friars Road.

Officers have not released details about what led to the suspected road rage, but they say Young created a dangerous sitaution.

"I don't know what was going through this individual's mind," said CHP Officer Jake Sanchez. "All we know is that he used his vehicle as a weapon to hit other vehicles and we're talking at freeway speeds, striking other vehicles on the highway." 

They suspect Young has done this to others in the last two to three months. 

The CHP released pictures of Young's truck Friday, hoping more victims may come forward. It had raised and oversided tires.

If a truck like this has hit your car on county highways, CHP asks that you call Investigator B. Clinkscales at 858-637-3800.

Sanchez said these types of aggressive incidents are happening more often, and the CHP wants to halt them.

"What we're seeing is more people getting more upset and going to more extreme measures in these incidents and what we're trying to do is get the message out: calm down, relax, get to your destination safely, get home safely," said Sanchez.
 

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