Motorist Attacked With
Baked Potato
N.J. Man Accused of Tossing Spud in Road Rage
Incident
apbnews.com
Aug, 24, 2000
By Frances Ann Burns
LONG BEACH, N.J.
(APBnews.com) -- Police in a
Jersey Shore town charged a driver
with using an unusual weapon in a
case of road rage -- a foil-wrapped
Idaho potato.
Kirk Davis, 23, of Ship Bottom faces a court appearance
Sept. 5 to answer charges of simple assault and throwing
debris from a vehicle.
The dispute between Davis and Gary Baldwin, 44, also of
Ship Bottom, reportedly began when Baldwin encountered
his fiancée driving her own car in the Brant Beach section
of Long Beach and yelled across to her to ask if she
wanted him to pick up some corn.
Davis, in a third car, apparently felt the couple were holding
up traffic and honked his horn.
The dispute escalated, and Davis, who was carrying a box
of baked potatoes, pulled even with Baldwin's car and
heaved one, hitting the target in the head, police said.
Police said the spud-tossing occurred Aug. 8 but did not
release the information until earlier this week. |
