Crime & Safety
Cement Truck Driver Rams Car, Assaults Driver in Road Rage Fit
The driver was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and battery.
A cement truck driver was arrested Thursday after a frightening fit of road rage, police said.
The suspect, a 32-year-old employee of Tri-City Rock, was heading eastbound on Automall Parkway when he engaged in a dispute with the driver of a black Audi.
The suspect rammed the Audi, pushing it forward five feet, according to Fremont police.
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Both drivers then got out of their vehicles, with the suspect brandishing a hammer, police said.
According to the police report, the victim ran back to his car but the truck driver caught up to him and punched him three times in the face.
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The suspect then got back into his cement truck, rammed the car again, and proceeded to his work at Tri-City Rock.
He was later arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and battery.
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