Suspected road rage leaves 77-year-old man fearing for his safety
It happened near Bishopthorpe
Last updated 25th Sep 2020
Police in York are investigating a suspected "road rage" and criminal damage incident which left a 77-year-old man fearing for his safety.
It occurred between 8.30am and 9am on Tuesday 22 September 2020 when the victim was driving his red Skoda Fabia car on the A1237 from Bishopthorpe towards Clifton Moor.
The victim reported that a cream-coloured van, driven by a man, was driving behind him and got too close. When the victim braked to warn the other driver to ease off, the man in the van is alleged to have driven the vehicle in an aggressive manner and kept flashing the headlights.
The Skoda then turned off at the Tesco filling station at Clifton Moor. The man in the van then appeared, got out of the vehicle, and then started shouting and gesturing to the elderly victim. It is alleged a wing mirror on the Skoda was damaged in the incident.
The victim told officers that a woman passenger in the van was also "shouting and screaming" at him.
North Yorkshire Police are now requesting the public’s assistance to help establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.
In particular, we are appealing for information about whether any one has dash-cam footage of the incident.