Dash camera shows aggressive drivers in Colorado road rage encounter

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. ( KDVR ) — A dash camera caught two aggressive drivers in a road rage incident on C-470.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday, dash camera video shows two cars swerving, driving in the middle of two lanes and then onto the shoulder and then braking abruptly on C-470. The driver who took the video said in just one minute, in broad daylight, the two road rage drivers nearly caused several crashes.

“I was driving to pick up my two little kids and I was like, what if they were in the car with me?” the driver, who wants to remain anonymous, shared with NewsNation affiliate KDVR. “I just hope that they get to see this video and realize what their actions caused. They could have seriously injured not only themselves but other innocent drivers.”

The two road rage drivers reportedly just sped away.

Colorado State Patrol said most of the time, road rage incidents stem from people being impatient.

“We predominately will see road rage scenarios in busy traffic, whether that’s on a small localized road or on a freeway, just depending on the time of day and volume of traffic,” Sgt. Patrick Rice said. “C-470 is not without its fair share of road rage and speeding motorists. Any of that loop that goes around the greater metro area, I-25, I-70, those tend to be aggressive roadways.”

What to do in a road rage situation?

If you are in a road rage situation, CSP recommends taking a deep breath, getting away from the aggressive driver and calling 911 or *CSP with vehicle information if you have it.

“The way to get away from an aggressive driver is not to speed away but rather to slow down or even exit or take a turn,” Rice said. “If you try and get out in front of them, you’re just going to perpetuate the problem. What we don’t want you to do is try and catch up with an aggressive driver and create that road rage so you can get that description. Let them go and give us what you have.”

The driver with the dash camera said the two road rage drivers caused a rock to kick up on the windshield, causing damage. They recommend all drivers have dash cameras so anyone involved in a road rage incident can prove it.

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