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CBS News
19-05-2025
- CBS News
Witnesses describe scary moment man breaks car windows with hatchet following road rage in Boston
Witnesses say that it was a scary moment to watch as a man took a hatchet and began to smash a car's windows in Boston on Friday. "As soon as the guy with the hatchet showed up and started swinging at him. He ran down the street. I think it was just road rage," witness Matt Silva said. Boston Police say the incident happened around 11:45 p.m. on Friday on Commonwealth Avenue in Brighton. The victim told police that he was driven off the road by a man in a pickup truck before he crashed into a tree. Silva says he was coming out of Hen restaurant when he saw the man with the hatchet smashing the victim's windows, which sent the driver running for his life. "He was scared out of his mind. He was screaming, 'I don't know what to do,'" Silva explained. Video shows the victim sprinting away, before the suspect begins walking in the same direction with the hatchet. "So he ran down the street about a mile or so, and the guy comes back smashing up his windows all over again, I think maybe two or three times that he came back smashing the windows," Silva said. Police searching for suspect Police said that the suspect fled the area towards Babcock Street. The driver was not seriously injured and denied further medical treatment. "Just so scary. You should get out of your car and try to help instead of being so aggressive," said Fernando Silva, who manages the restaurant where the road rage incident took place in front of. "I think that there's a lot of unwell people out there that are going around. People really need to kind of get a lid on it," Silva said. The suspect is described as a white man around 25 years old with a beard and brownish hair. They say he is short-to-average height and wore a white t-shirt with the words "Natural Flow" on the back, brown sneakers, and dark blue jeans. Police are still investigating the incident and are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call 617-343-4500. Paul Burton Paul Burton is a general assignment reporter for WBZ-TV News. contributed to this report.
CBS News
18-05-2025
- CBS News
Man smashes car windows with hatchet following road rage incident in Boston, police say
Police are searching for a man who allegedly smashed a man's car windows with a hatchet following a road rage incident in Boston. It happened just around 11:45 p.m. on Friday on Commonwealth Avenue. The victim told police that he was driven off the road by a man in a pickup truck similar to a Ford F-150, which caused him to jump the median and crash into a tree. The truck driver was suspected to have been "driving drunk," the report says. Police obtained video from witnesses on the scene that shows the driver of the truck allegedly smashing the Prius' windows with a small axe or hatchet before chasing the victim down the street while waving the weapon, according to the document. "Multiple windows were shattered and the tempered windshield glass had been severely dented and punctured in a manner consistent with multiple blows from a hard, sharp-edged object," the police report says. The victim's hand was injured during the crash and was treated on scene, but denied further medical treatment. Searching for suspect Police are searching for a white man described as having a beard, brownish hair, and being short to average height. He was wearing a white t-shirt with the words "Natural Flow" on the back, brown sneakers, and dark blue jeans, according to witnesses and video from the scene. Witnesses reported seeing the suspect heading towards Babcok Street after the incident. The incident is still under investigation. If you have any information, call Boston Police at 617-343-4500.
