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Definition of road rage
: a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist's irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior
Examples of road rage in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Aggravated menacing: I-271 At 4 p.m. Feb. 12, police arrested on the I-271 entrance ramp at Chagrin Boulevard a Garfield Heights man, 22, who had brandished a gun during a road rage incident.
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cleveland, "Pickpocket steals cash from Saks customer: Beachwood Police Blotter," 18 Feb. 2020 More must-read stories from Fortune: —The next frontier of road rage is the parking garage
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Tom Krisher, Fortune, "Hyundai recalls over 400,000 cars for issue that could cause engine fires," 8 Feb. 2020 The female victim has not been identified. 'Every mother's nightmare': Mom pleads for help after son nearly dies in road rage shooting
The crash was reported around 4 p.m. in the 8900 block of Troulon Drive in southwest Houston.
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Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "HPD: Teenage robbery suspects cause fatal crash in SW Houston intersection," 14 Nov. 2019 The road rage law isn’t the only change for drivers.
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Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "It’s now against the law for Alabama drivers to stay too long in the left lane," 3 Sep. 2019 Aggravated menacing: Cedar Road At 7:25 p.m. July 23, police responded to a Cedar Road address on a report of a road rage incident.
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cleveland.com, "Man with gun robs woman of car: Cleveland Heights police blotter," 26 July 2019 More: Cyclist hospitalized, driver arrested in apparent road rage incident
The pursuit ended when the 2004 Cadillac DTS police said Green was driving crashed into and injured the driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra north of Sharon Road.
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Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Police arrest woman in Cadillac after 100 mph chase ends in Sharonville," 16 July 2019 According to the Cullman County Sheriff's Office, there was a road rage episode on Highway 69 in Dodge City, Alabama, about 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
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Allen Kim, CNN, "A woman was trying to shoot someone in a road rage incident, police say, but shot her husband instead," 8 July 2019 Henry County police arrested Marrow on Dec. 2 while responding to reports of a road rage situation.
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Kate Brumback, The Seattle Times, "Lawyers: Officials conspired to hide info about arrest," 27 Aug. 2018
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The first known use of road rage was in 1988
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