Norman Habecker regrets going ballistic on a driver he said sideswiped his car in Swatara Township in late December.

The incident caught on video cost him his job. And he said the video painted an incorrect picture of him.

Still, his fiance and two children were in the car at the time. And Habecker, 29, felt the other driver willingly put his family in harm's way. That's why he said he lost his temper the afternoon of Dec. 30.

The other driver, who PennLive is not identifying to protect his privacy, said he didn't sideswipe Habecker's car or put his family in danger in any way.

But he did pull his phone out and film Habecker as he approached his car and tried to attack him at a stop light.

He turned the video in to police. And Habecker was charged with simple assault on March 2.

"Anyone who knows me will tell you I'm not some enraged monster," Habecker said. "I have to get provoked."

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Habecker said the other driver started tailgating his car after he turned right from Paxton Street and went east on Sycamore Street toward the Harrisburg Mall.

At the next intersection of Sycamore and 28th streets, those who turn right don't have to stop. Habecker said as he was turning right at the corner, the car that was tailgating him tried to pass him on the right at the same time and almost hit the front of his car.

Not so, according to the other driver. He said Habecker failed to put on his turn signal before he turned right, so he pulled up next to him, thinking he was going to stop and turn left, and he would turn right.

After turning right, Habecker pulled ahead and said the man in the car behind him continued to tailgate him as he drove down North Harrisburg Street, behind the Harrisburg Mall, toward Bressler and Enhaut.

When Habecker reached the intersection of North Harrisburg Street and Chambers Hill Road, he said he moved his car into the left-turn lane. Suddenly, he said the man behind him sped up and passed him on the right, sideswiping his car at the same time.

Habecker said he told his fiance to call the police and he then gave chase. A short distance ahead he pulled up next to the other driver and told him to pull over. He didn't, so he continued following him, he said.

When the two cars reached the traffic light at Quarry Road and Eisenhower Boulevard, Habecker said he got out of his car, walked up to the vehicle and confronted the man who was filming him.

Habecker can be seen in the video screaming, cursing and smashing his hands and fists on the driver's side window of the locked car.

The man filming Habecker urges him to settle down and go away before he calls the cops. Finally, Habecker retreats to his car as the light appears to change and the video ends.

Habecker said he pulled into a nearby gas station to wait for a responding officer and that the other driver drove away. He said he spoke with the officer and told him about the incident, and the officer met with the other driver later that day.

The account police gave in a criminal complaint the responding officer filed against Habecker indicates the same. Police said they inspected the other driver's vehicle, though, and said it showed no evidence that it had sideswiped Habecker's car, not even a scratch. Habecker said the other driver had more than enough time to wipe down his car by the time police spoke with him.

Habecker wants to put the incident that already cost him his job behind him.

He believes the driver sent the footage of his meltdown sent the video to his former employer, because he lost his job the day after the incident.

Habecker was wearing a sweatshirt with the name of his former employer on it at the time, but the man who shot the video said he didn't send it to Habecker's work.

He said he posted the footage on Reddit, and someone else who saw it online must have forwarded it to his employer.

The video has since gone viral on Facebook, Reddit and Youtube. It has been viewed more than 1.6 million times on Facebook alone.

Habecker has since found another job.

And he is due to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on the road rage incident on April 7.