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Before You Confront That Driver Who Cut You Off ...

By John Mesirow

Before you chase that feller down, you may want to consider the case of a man who got into it with Nebraska resident Tango Crenshaw. After Mr. Crenshaw's motor home and a vehicle nearly collided, per the Lincoln Journal Star:

The driver of the car yelled at Crenshaw, and Crenshaw argued with him. After the other driver parked in front of Crenshaw?s motor home and confronted him...

Bad move, as this dude was soon to discover ...

... Crenshaw brought out the ax.

Um. Un-oh.

The other driver ran to his car and attempted to make a U-turn and drive away. Crenshaw threw the ax, which hit the door and sailed through an open window. The blunt end hit the driver in the ribs, according to police.

Methinks it could have been a helluva lot worse. And what is Mr. Crenshaw doing now? 37 days for 2 misdemeanors. And it could have been a helluva lot worse for him too, since he was originally charged with a felony. Here's the source.

Full post as published by Legal Juice on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).