Violent hit-and-run caught on camera in Florida, 3 charged
The shooting and crash that happened Monday were a result of road rage, Bradenton police say.
A shooting and crash in Florida that resulted in two people being charged was a result of road rage, police say.
Around 3:20 p.m. on Monday, the driver of a Jeep Compass was waiting to turn left out of a parking lot when the driver of a Buick sedan turned left into the lot, in front of the Jeep driver. The Buick driver, Anthony Williams, parked and the Jeep driver, Raesean Poole, backed up to confront Williams about not using a turn signal, Bradenton police said on Facebook.
Williams and a teenage passenger exited the Buick before Poole claims that Williams showed him a gun during the confrontation. Video captured at the scene shows Poole trying to drive away several times, but stops and continues arguing with Williams.
During what police call the "final confrontation," Poole accelerated the Jeep toward Williams, hitting a stop sign, tree and striking Williams in the leg.
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Raesean Poole, 33, has been charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle, Bradenton police said. (Bradenton Police Department)
The teenage Buick passenger, 16-year-old Manuel Villatoro, then "retrieved a gun and fired into Poole's Jeep," police said.
The three involved were detained by police shortly afterward.
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The road rage incident occurred at 101 Riverfront Boulevard, Bradenton police said. (Google Maps)
The Jeep driver, 33-year-old Poole, has been charged with aggravated battery with a motor vehicle.
The Buick driver, 20-year-old Williams, was not seriously injured. Police said on social media that charges are pending against him, but a spokesperson for the department told Fox News Digital via email that he may not be charged because detectives confirmed he "legally owns the firearm he had with him the afternoon of the incident."
CCTV video captured at the scene shows the moment before the Jeep hit Anthony Williams, 20, in the leg. (Bradenton Police Department)
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The teenage Buick passenger, Villatoro, has been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm.
Police say the investigation continues.
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