Albuquerque police say they are still investigating Wednesday night an alleged road rage incident near the intersection of Wyoming Boulevard and Constitution Avenue in northeast Albuquerque.
A viral video clip allegedly showing what actually happened is gaining attention to the problem of road rage in the city.
In a TikTok video from user @bigalgladiator, a woman in a burgundy SUV appears to break the back window of a man’s white pickup truck with a baseball bat.
The woman gets back into her vehicle and drives away while the driver of the white pickup truck sits for a moment. But after a few seconds, he followed her into the intersection and slammed into the back of the car.
The police did not disclose whether their heated encounter would result in any charges or provide details on what led up to the incident.
However, a witness who works nearby says there was plenty of commotion Tuesday morning. He and his coworker went outside when they heard something, and they saw the woman hitting someone’s back window.
The witness, Frank Hinojosa, has lived in the metro for about a decade. And to him, the road rage issue has only gotten worse.
For him, there is so much going on, from people’s frustration to people dealing with high gas and food prices. He understands that these causes can set the trigger off in people.
APD confirmed Hinojosa’s observation on rising road rage issues. According to APD, they received at least 35 reports of road rage incidents last week. Unfortunately, four of those resulted in a death, with incidents involving a gun and a knife.
For Hinojosa, the latest incident is just more proof that road rage has become a more serious problem, which comes with severe risks. He says people on the roads should be careful, calm, and shouldn’t start a confrontation.
