Alleged Road Rager May Have Done It Before

Yannarell faces charges in two other incidents

John Yannarell wass accused of shooting a woman during a road rage incident on Route 422 earlier this month but that might not have been his first road rage incident.

He was charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment after allegedly shooting 31-year-old Elizabeth Cox.

That allegedly wasn’t the only time Yannarell got angry behind the wheel.

The 50-year-old engineer, who was found dead Thursday after failing to appear at a preliminary hearing for the April incident, was also linked to two previous road rage cases.


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Yannarell faced attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault stemming from a January 2010 incident where he allegedly shot at William Kiefer while he drove on Route 100 in Pottsgrove, Pa., according to court papers.

He also faced a propulsion of a missile charge after he allegedly threw a bottle of Gatorade at another car driven by Brian Ruoss in September 2009 while going about 70 mph on Route 422 near the Sanatoga exit, according to court papers.

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Yannarell was believed to be armed and dangerous as authorities searched for him at his Gilbertsville home and Wildwood boat. When police entered the home they found the 50-year-old dead.

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