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HERRIMAN — What happens when a road rage incident gets way out of hand, leaving his family scared to be in their own home. One Herriman man was forced to answer that question when a driver started a fight, then showed up at his home to do more damage.

After a violent confrontation there, the family turned to Facebook for help, posting pictures to try and find the man who smashed their car and home.

"I was in no way looking for a fight." said Scott, who asked KSL not to use his last name.

Scott said he acted in self-defense when the man, who was riding a motorcycle, confronted him last Thursday afternoon, claiming he had been cut off. The motorcyclist yelled expletives and and wouldn't back off, he said.

Scott was less than a mile from home.

Facebook post showing the truck.

"My first thought was, 'You don't want this guy following you home,' so I pulled right over," he said.

The two exchanged words. Scott said he was walking back to his car when things got physical, hitting the driver's side mirror with his helmet.

Scott pushed the man, who he said then punched him in the throat. As the two fought, witnesses tried to step in. When they called police, the man got back on his bike and left, according to Scott.

He thought that was the end of it.

"For whatever reason, this guy wanted to escalate it and keep escalating it," he said.

Less than an hour later, as Scott and his 8-year-old son were outside their house, he saw a truck on his street and recognized the driver.

"I immediately yelled at my son to run," he said.

As his teenage daughter called 911, he snapped pictures of the man's truck. When he saw the man reach for something, Scott grabbed his gun. He confronted him, as the man began to smash the front window of the house with a metal bar.

"He says, 'What are you gonna do? Shoot me?' I said, 'If you take one step towards me with that bar, I don't have a choice.' "

The man left. That night, Scott's wife posted pictures of the truck, which didn't have a license plate, on Facebook. In the past four days, more than 350 people have shared the image.

"We're just taking precautions and hoping for the best and kind of anticipating the worst," said wife Shannon.

Police are investigating the report and following up on leads. They said they hope to find the man to hear the other side of the story.

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