NEW YORK (PIX11) – Exclusive surveillance and cell phone videos obtained by PIX11 News show a Friday morning road rage incident in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Neither of the clips effectively conveyed just how hot it was under a searing sun. However, the video clearly shows how tempers flared between a 49-year-old man, who is seen trying to cross Porter Avenue, and the occupants of a vehicle that entered the crosswalk before attempting to turn onto Essex Street.
The pedestrian first kicked, and then walked around the vehicle, and was then immediately confronted by the vehicle’s 56-year-old male passenger.
The two men squared up and began fighting; Hackensack Police detectives say the vehicle passenger, 56-year-old Agustin Fuentes-Sanchez, pulled out a screwdriver and stabbed the pedestrian during the brawl.
The female driver stood by as the two men continued fighting on the ground.
Despite being stabbed, the pedestrian in the blue shirt managed to hold down Fuentes-Sanchez until police arrived and took him into custody.
The pedestrian was treated at an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
That response took less than a minute, because officers from unknown law enforcement agencies were already outside after finishing a visit to the adjacent diner.
Emily, who did not want her face shown on camera, saw the incident and says she believes it was completely avoidable.
“I think people are just too quick to react.”
The guy could have stayed in his car. The other guy could have just walked away. You don’t know what anyone is thinking, or what they’re gonna do. What if the other guy had a gun, and then it would have been an even bigger accident,” said Emily.
Fuentes Sanchez, the suspect, now faces charges of aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.
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