HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> Authorities are searching for a man they say was involved in a violent road-rage incident that left an 60 year old man unconscious on Mariposa Road last week.
At around 5:45am Tuesday December 10 2024, Brian Seip, 60 and another man, whom police have not identified, were in a road rage incident outside both of their vehicles on Mariposa Road near Mojave Street in the city of Hesperia, which runs parallel to the 15 Freeway.
A man recalls the frightening moment he was violently attacked by a road rage driver and beaten unconscious.
He said that’s when the driver of a silver pickup truck began antagonizing him – cutting him off, slamming on his brakes and nearly running him off the road.
Trying to diffuse the situation, Seip pulled over to let the suspect drive past him, but instead, the suspect also pulled over.
“He came on the same side of the road as me and cut me off,” Seip recalled. “I got out of my truck and asked, ‘What’s going on, why are you cutting me off?’
And suspect gets out of his truck with a pipe and hits me in the head. This knockout for some time. The next thing he knew he woke up the suspect was long gone.
He was able to call his wife and she was able to rush Brian to the hospital where he got seven staples to his head.
The suspect only described as a short man in his early to mid-20’s driving a sliver pickup truck last seen heading south.
All he said he’s lucky to be alive after the assault and hopes the attacker is caught soon.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Hesperia Police Department at (760) 947-1500 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Recognizing Road Rage
Everyone experiences frustrations behind the wheel occasionally. However, road rage is more than occasionally honking or yelling at a bad driver. It often involves:
- Verbal insults and yelling
- Rude or insulting gestures
- Threats of violence
- Attempts at intimidation
- Physical confrontation
- Aggressive driving maneuvers like speeding, tailgating, swerving between lanes of traffic, blocking other drivers, and racing
- Vehicle collisions
It is difficult to pinpoint the causes of road rage. One person may be set off by a slow driver while others may just be having a bad day. Road rage is not logical, and there is no good excuse for driving in such a dangerous manner.
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