A security camera captured a car purposely accelerating into young man in a Walmart parking lot on June 10 in Loveland, Colorado.
Jamie Mangeris told Fox 31 that her son Scottie and a friend stopped in the parking lot to confront the driver of a vehicle that was trailing them on their way home from work the night of June 10. After the pair got out of the vehicle, the pursuing driver accelerated into Scottie, knocking him against his own car and then dragging his body some distance through the parking lot.
Jamie said that it is heart-wrenching to know that somebody tried to kill her son for no reason.
He required surgery to repair a broken wrist, and also suffered a broken ankle and knee. He also sustained road rash over much of his body, leaving him in excruciating pain.
According to the news station, previous summer months saw an increase of between 500 to 1,000 calls reporting road rage incidents in the Denver area.
The AAA recommends that drivers should never engage in behavior that forces other drivers to change their speed or direction. Upon encountering bad behaviour, be tolerant and forgiving. “The other driver may just be having a really bad day. Assume that it’s not personal,” the website says.
Jamie told KDVR-Denver that the lesson she and her son learnt was to never go out and confront the other driver.
“Call 9-1-1 immediately or drive to the police station,” she said.
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