HAZEL PARK, Mich. – The driver of a pickup truck fired a shot at another man he thought had cut him off on a highway in Hazel Park while traffic was stop-and-go due to the winter storm, police said.
The incident happened around 7:40 p.m. Friday (March 3) on southbound I-75 near 9 Mile Road.
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A caller told police that traffic speeds had been reduced to stop-and-go on I-696 near I-75 because of the snow. As he exited to southbound I-75, the driver of a black Ford F-150 pickup might have thought the caller had cut him off, according to authorities.
Both drivers rolled down their windows and started to argue. The pickup driver pulled out a black pistol and fired one shot at the caller’s driver door, officials said.
“This is just another case of two drivers not being able to de-escalate from a silly traffic incident,” Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw said. “But as we often see, it escalated into gun violence, and put everyone in danger.”
The caller exited at 9 Mile Road and contacted police. A bullet was found in his car door, but he was not injured.
Officials said the pickup was last seen exiting the highway at 8 Mile Road.
