An enraged driver heading eastbound on Interstate 76 towards Philadelphia smashed another driver’s window with a tire iron in an apparent road rage incident, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
“He ran up to my car and snatched my car door open,” the victim, who asked that his name not be used, told NBC10.
In addition to a tire iron, the suspect also hurled racial slurs, according to the victim.
"He was like ... 'Your kind need to go back home. You are not wanted here,'" the victim said.
The Southwest Philadelphia native said he was driving on I-76 during the evening rush hour when he made a "simple maneuver" the other driver didn’t like.
The suspect got out of his car, which was stopped about 30 feet away, and ran up to the victim's car.
The victim tried to speed away, but the suspect smashed his window with a tire iron, the victim told NBC10.
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“It was senseless and all boiled down to road rage,” he said. “I couldn’t imagine that happening to my wife - someone running up to her and ripping her door open and smashing her window out.”
The suspect, 31-year-old Douglas Gangloff, was taken into custody near 45th and Markets streets in West Philadelphia. He was charged with aggravated assault.
Police found "suspected crack cocaine" and related paraphernalia in Gangloff's car.
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story named the victim. However, the victim has asked that his name not be used.
