I-95 road rage incident sends 2 to hospital

ORANGE — Two people were transported to an area hospital after being involved in a road rage incident that involved a shooting and slashing on Interstate 95 in Orange Thursday night.

The incident, happened on the exit 41 off-ramp, State Police Trooper Kelly Grant told Hearst Connecticut Media.

Grant said at around 9 p.m. Thursday, State Police from Troop G in Bridgeport received a report of a road rage incident on I-95 northbound in the area of Exit 41.

It was determined that two vehicles, a passenger vehicle and a tractor trailer, were northbound on I-95 in the area of Exit 40 in Milford when they became involved in a road rage incident.

The passenger vehicle exited the highway at Exit 41, while the tractor-trailer pulled over to the right shoulder on I-95. The tractor-trailer operator exited the truck and ran up to the driver’s side of the passenger vehicle while it was stopped for the traffic signal at the end of the ramp. Grant said,

“The tractor-trailer operator struck the passenger vehicle operator with an unknown object, causing a laceration to his face. As the tractor-trailer operator tried to return to his tractor-trailer unit, the operator of the passenger vehicle exited his vehicle and chased the tractor-trailer operator, while withdrawing a 9mm semi-automatic pistol (for which he had a valid pistol permit) and fired several rounds, striking the tractor-trailer operator several times. The tractor-trailer operator returned to the tractor-trailer , left the scene and continued driving I-95 northbound before coming to a stop in the area of Exit 44 where he was located by troopers.”

Both male operators were transported to Yale-New Haven hospital where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Western District Major Crime Detectives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Detectives processed the scene and collected evidence.

Grant said charges will be determined as detectives continue to investigate.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have any information, is asked to contact State Police Detective Allegro at 203-696-2565. All calls will be kept confidential.