Deputies looking for driver who they say fired at trucker in road rage incident

Deputies are looking for a driver who fired a gun at a truck driver during a road rage incident, according to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said the driver of a mid-2000s, two-door, blue Honda Civic with temporary tag and a tractor-trailer truck driver exchanged hand gestures after one driver cut off the other while they drove east on Interstate 40 at about noon Monday.The Honda and the truck both took the Exit 86 ramp off the interstate. The truck driver said he walked up to the Honda before he turned around and walked back to his rig.The truck driver said when he got back to his truck, the driver of the Honda fired shots at the truck, hitting it in the front. The truck driver was not injured, deputies said.The driver of the Honda is described as black, with short hair and a beard. Deputies said the Honda may have been purchased within the past 30 days because it was displaying a temporary paper tag.Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Van Williams at 652-2237 or McDowell County Crime Stoppers at 65-CRIME (652-7463). Tips can also be texted to Crime Stoppers at TIP MCDOWELLSO. Crime Stoppers tipsters can remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward.

Deputies are looking for a driver who fired a gun at a truck driver during a road rage incident, according to the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office.



Deputies said the driver of a mid-2000s, two-door, blue Honda Civic with temporary tag and a tractor-trailer truck driver exchanged hand gestures after one driver cut off the other while they drove east on Interstate 40 at about noon Monday.


The Honda and the truck both took the Exit 86 ramp off the interstate. The truck driver said he walked up to the Honda before he turned around and walked back to his rig.

The truck driver said when he got back to his truck, the driver of the Honda fired shots at the truck, hitting it in the front. The truck driver was not injured, deputies said.

The driver of the Honda is described as black, with short hair and a beard. Deputies said the Honda may have been purchased within the past 30 days because it was displaying a temporary paper tag.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Van Williams at 652-2237 or McDowell County Crime Stoppers at 65-CRIME (652-7463).

Tips can also be texted to Crime Stoppers at TIP MCDOWELLSO. Crime Stoppers tipsters can remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward.



