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CAUGHT ON VIDEO: Driver arrested after hitting man with car during road rage incident in Phoenix

Posted at 7:48 AM, Jan 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-03 20:13:08-05

PHOENIX — A driver was arrested after hitting a man with his car during a traffic dispute in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

The incident occurred near 43rd and Peoria avenues around 12:45 p.m.

Phoenix police say two men were involved in an argument over a traffic incident when one of the men, 40-year-old David Lee Shelton, struck the other man with his car and drove off. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Shelton was found by officers nearby after hitting two additional vehicles at other locations.

Video taken by bystander Edward Zaragoza showed the argument unfold when the suspect vehicle rammed another car. A man was seen climbing on top of the suspect's car before the suspect driver rammed the other vehicle once again. The driver then took off and turned right, hitting the man in the intersection.

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Phoenix road rage incident caught on video

Shelton was booked into jail on multiple charges including aggravated assault.

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