Road rage is generally rather harmless: people yelling profanity from the inside of their cars, honking their horn and maybe some hand gestures.
Three years ago, a road rage incident at the intersection of Diego Drive and Glades Road ended with gunfire and two people wounded. There has been much controversy surrounding this case. Last week, the trial began for the accused shooter, Wayne Tover, and a jury will decide whether or not his act of violence was justifiable.
On the night of Sept. 18, 2010, the suspected shooter was driving his convertible when he pulled out in front of another car heading toward Judge Winikoff Road.
Evidently he was being honked at for going “too slow” by the driver behind him so he came to a full stop and stepped out of his vehicle.
Shortly after, hand-gestures were made by the occupants of the other car, who then started to drive past him.
Minutes later, the same driver was stopped at a red light at the Diego Drive intersection, when Tover pulled alongside her and that is when the shots began.
The shooter was charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm, and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.
If convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm, he could be sentenced to 25 years to life. The trial started Monday and it has been said that it should take about a week and a half.
Read more about this case in the Sun-Sentinel.
Tover’s motion to dismiss on “Stand Your Ground” was denied by the Court, which left the defense open to him for trial. Read the appellate decision (pdf) below:
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