Tampa road rage suspect arrested

An Apollo Beach man was arrested Sunday morning following a road rage incident in Tampa on Friday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Eric Joseph Starowicz, 26, was arrested in the wake of two-vehicle crash and road rage incident that took place shortly before noon Friday on the Interstate 4 entrance ramp from 21st Street in Tampa.

Troopers say Starowicz was driving a Jeep that rear-ended a van. After the collision, he used an object to break the driver’s side window of the van and threatened to kill the other driver.

A cellphone video shows part of the encounter between Starowicz and the other motorist.

Troopers say Starowicz left the accident scene, fleeing on I-4. At 8:45 a.m. Sunday, he was arrested on charges of burglary of a conveyance, driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of a crash, according to an FHP report.

This story was originally published May 14, 2017 at 10:02 AM with the headline "Tampa road rage suspect arrested."