Maserati driver pointed gun at a car on I-75 in road rage incident, Florida troopers say
Florida Highway Patrol arrested a man who pointed a handgun at another driver during a road rage altercation in Sarasota.
The dispute happened at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 75.
James R. Weaver, 75, from Georgia, was driving a Maserati northbound I-75 near Clark Road when he became angry with another driver and pointed a gun at the person, FHP said in a press release.
Troopers initiated a traffic stop on Weaver’s vehicle and found a Kimber 45 caliber pistol in the Maserati.
FHP said four passengers were also in the car, a man, a woman and two children.
After further investigation, Weaver was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and booked into the Sarasota County Jail.
Robyn Murrell
Bradenton Herald