Oakland road-rage incident ends up in knife fight

A man died Thursday night after stepping into the path of a car on Interstate 80 in Vallejo, triggering a chain reaction crash. A man died Thursday night after stepping into the path of a car on Interstate 80 in Vallejo, triggering a chain reaction crash. Photo: California Highway Patrol Photo: California Highway Patrol Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Oakland road-rage incident ends up in knife fight 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A Tuesday evening road rage incident on Highway 24 in Oakland ended with one driver getting arrested, another stabbed in the groin and both having their tires slashed, California Highway Patrol officials said.

Steven Irving, 35, of Oakland was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon following a knife fight with a 31-year-old Hayward man on the side of the freeway, said Officer John Fransen, a CHP spokesman.

About 5:40 p.m., CHP initially heard reports that a possible collision set off a fight on eastbound Highway 24 near Saint Stephens Drive. As officers responded, they learned both men were leaving the scene after the brawl, Fransen said.

Shortly after, Lafayette Police reported they were with a stabbing victim on the freeway, while Orinda Police said they had detained a possible suspect in their city.

Investigators later learned there was no crash, but there was some kind of road-rage incident on the highway, Fransen said. After the incident, the cars met again near Saint Stephens Drive, where Irving threw an unidentified object at the car of the other driver, Daryld Johnson.

That’s when they both stopped along the highway and got out of their cars. During the fight, they both pulled out knives and slashed each other’s tires, Fransen said.

Irving also stabbed Johnson in the upper leg and groin area. Johnson was taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where his condition was not immediately known, Fransen said.

Irving was booked into Martinez Detention Facility.

The case is still pending further investigation as authorities look into whether Johnson will also be apprehended.

Jenna Lyons is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: jlyons@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @JennaJourno