Motorist escapes shooting injury

STOCKTON — A motorist was attacked on the freeway Wednesday but survived without any injuries, police said.

The victim, a 42-year-old man, was driving along Interstate 5 and took the Benjamin Holt Drive exit at about 11 a.m. when another vehicle pulled next to him, police said.

A passenger in the other vehicle said something to the victim, then brandished a gun and fired two shots at him, police said. Only the victim’s vehicle was struck.

The other vehicle, described as an older tan Ford Taurus, then fled the area.

The shooter was described as a black man standing about 5 feet, 10 inches tall wearing a beanie cap, jeans and a dark green jacket.