Woman opens fire on car that rammed her in suspected 'road rage' crash

A two-vehicle crash took a bizarre twist when a woman driving one of the cars got out and began shooting at the other vehicle in an incident police are calling “road rage.”“It looked like something out of a movie,” said Fred Thompson, who saw it all unfold. “She opened the door, jumped out, pulled the pistol out and started firing rounds at the other car.”Police say a small black sedan was stopped the red light at the corner of Glenway Avenue and Glenmore Avenue in Westwood. A silver vehicle, approaching from behind, failed to stop and slammed into the back of the black car.“The woman driving the black car jumped out with a handgun," according to witnesses.“The driver of the vehicle that was struck exited the vehicle and started firing shots at the striking vehicle,” said Cincinnati Police Lt. Andrew Mitchell.The silver vehicle was hit by gunfire, but took off.“This is different for us. It’s not every day we have these road rage incidents escalate to this level,” Mitchell said.Police said the shooting put dozens of people in danger, including a woman and her 3-year-old in the back seat of the black vehicle.No one was injured.Raising more questions, the silver car was found abandoned at Rapid Run Park, about 2 miles away.No one involved has been identified.The driver who fired the shots is expected to face charges.

A two-vehicle crash took a bizarre twist when a woman driving one of the cars got out and began shooting at the other vehicle in an incident police are calling “road rage.”

“It looked like something out of a movie,” said Fred Thompson, who saw it all unfold. “She opened the door, jumped out, pulled the pistol out and started firing rounds at the other car.”


Police say a small black sedan was stopped the red light at the corner of Glenway Avenue and Glenmore Avenue in Westwood.

A silver vehicle, approaching from behind, failed to stop and slammed into the back of the black car.

“The woman driving the black car jumped out with a handgun," according to witnesses.

“The driver of the vehicle that was struck exited the vehicle and started firing shots at the striking vehicle,” said Cincinnati Police Lt. Andrew Mitchell.

The silver vehicle was hit by gunfire, but took off.

“This is different for us. It’s not every day we have these road rage incidents escalate to this level,” Mitchell said.

Police said the shooting put dozens of people in danger, including a woman and her 3-year-old in the back seat of the black vehicle.

No one was injured.

Raising more questions, the silver car was found abandoned at Rapid Run Park, about 2 miles away.

No one involved has been identified.

The driver who fired the shots is expected to face charges.