SOUTH BRUNSWICK – A driver accused of firing several shots at another motorist during a road rage incident Saturday was arrested along with his passenger after a police chase into South Brunswick that reached speeds of up to 100 mph, police said Tuesday.

Timothy Soto, 28, of Houston, Texas, faces weapons charges, eluding and numerous motor vehicle violations in connection with the chase, which ended about 2:15 a.m. Saturday.

Timothy Soto

His passenger, a 46-year-old Tucson, Arizona man, was also arrested but later released.

Both men were turned over to police in North Brunswick, where the road rage shooting occurred.

According to police:

A driver in a pickup truck became angry with another motorist about 2 a.m. Saturday in the area of How Lane in North Brunswick. The pickup truck driver fired several shots from an unlicensed handgun at the other car.

Both drivers fled the area.

A witness followed the suspect’s speeding 2005 Nissan Titan pickup into South Brunswick, along Route 1 South.

Officers in patrol cars on Route 1 and Route 522 observed the pickup pass at a high rate of speed, followed by the witness’s vehicle.

The officers chased the pickup for three miles at speeds of 90-100 mph, said South Brunswick police Lt. Jim Ryan.

The chase ended when the pickup turned the wrong way onto the Independence Way jug handle, the driver turned off his headlights and the truck jumped a curb.

The pickup came to rest in a grassy area and officers ordered the driver and his passenger to lie on the ground, police said.

Soto and his passenger were taken into custody without further incident, police said.

The passenger faces minor charges but was not charged with weapons offenses, according to 7online.com.

A loaded .40 handgun was recovered and seized, along with other evidence, according to a press release from the North Brunswick Police Department.

No injuries were reported in the shooting.

South Brunswick police did not know what prompted the road rage incident.

North Brunswick police did not return calls seeking comment.

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