Drunk Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car Pulls Machete On Teen Motorist In PWC, Cops Say

A 43-year-old drunk driver had a toddler in the back seat of his car when he pulled a machete on another driver in what police say was a road rage incident in Woodbridge this week.

Douglas Benavides approached the 19-year-old motorist while both vehicles had stopped on Old Delaney Roda just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said.

Benavides pulled out a machete-style knife before driving out of the area, police said. Officers found him at a nearby home where he was determined to be intoxicated, according to police.

Further investigation revealed a 2-year-old girl was in the vehicle with Benavides at the time of the encounter. No injuries were reported and Benavides was charged with felony child neglect, brandishing of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, DUI, and driving on revoked license.