Police charge teen in road rage incident

(CNS): An 18-year-old man has now been charged by police and was expected to appear in court Tuesday morning following a road rage incident in George Town in the early hours of Sunday morning. The teenager has been charged with inflicting GBH, a reckless and negligent act, dangerous driving, leaving the scene of an accident and damage to property after he dragged another driver several hundred yards along the road following a car smash on Shedden Road. Police said the victim remains in a critical condition in hospital overseas.

According to the police report the teenager was driving a vehicle which collided with another car being driven by a 24 year old man. An altercation then occurred between the two men and when the younger driver tried to leave the seen the victim attempted to cling on to his vehicle but was then dragged along the road as the car drove off.

Police enquiries are on-going and anyone who was in the vicinity of Shedden Road at the relevant time is asked to contact George Town police station on 949-4222, the RCIPS tip-line 9494-777 or Crime Stoppers 800-8477 (TIPS).