Shots
December 21, 2023

Shots fired in two road rage incidents

 

By Mac Cordell, Marysville J-T Reporter

Union County Sheriff Jamie Patton is asking drivers to “take a deep breath and take a time-out” after a pair of road rage incidents involving guns this week.

“People are losing their temper and it is escalating and has escalated to violence,” Patton said. “We can’t have that. The roads are dangerous enough without this type of behavior.”

The sheriff is referring to a pair of road rage incidents —one Tuesday and another Wednesday.

“The one last night is separate from the one the day before,” Patton said Wednesday.

At about 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, a 2023 Honda CR-V and a 2016 Ford F-150 were both trave…

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