A dad was teaching his son to drive when he was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat in a road rage incident
Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, say they are continuing to investigate.
A dad was allegedly beaten with a baseball bat in a road rage incident while trying to teach his son how to drive, Manchester, New Hampshire, police say.Around 1:20 p.m. on Monday, the father told police that during the driving lesson “another car cut them off on Granite Street.” His son hit the horn, and the person in the passenger seat of the other vehicle allegedly began waving a baseball bat, according to a news release.When the two vehicles turned onto Commercial Street, they ended up next to each other. That’s when the passenger allegedly got out of the vehicle, asked why the son had beeped the horn, and then struck the dad a couple of times with the bat. The bat-wielding suspect also allegedly threatened him, the dad told police.“As soon as my son honked his horn on Granite Street he flung the bat right out the window,” John Campbell told WHDH in an interview. “It was the longest baseball bat I’ve ever seen.”In trying to grab the bat, Campbell said he was struck twice in the ribs, according to the news station. He also has a bruise on one of his forearms.“Anybody could’ve died from this incident,” Campbell said.His 15-year-old son was driving at the time, Campbell told WHDH. His other teenage son was in the backseat. Police are continuing to look for the passenger with the bat and the vehicle involved. The vehicle is thought to be a green or dark blue Subaru with four doors. The passenger with the bat was described as a white man between 25 and 35 years old. He had an “average build,” short dark hair, and was wearing a dark shirt. He also had a couple of diamond stud earrings. A white woman was said to be driving the Subaru, and a dog was riding in the backseat, police said.
On just one station, man teaching his son to drive is beaten with a baseball bat in a case of road rage in Manchester NH ..tonight he’s speaking out #7news pic.twitter.com/pxwCwVs0cY
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) May 5, 2020
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