A Florida driver has been nabbed after he was caught on camera allegedly slashing a man with a huge machete in a wild road-rage attack, cops said.
Luis Ruiz-Herrera, 61, is accused of jumping out of his car with the massive blade while stuck in traffic at a Miami intersection late last week, the Miami Springs Police Department said Monday.
The shocking video, captured on another driver’s dashcam, showed Ruiz-Herrera suddenly lunging at the scooter-riding victim, who was stopped in the lane next to him.
Luis Ruiz-Herrera, 61, was allegedly caught on camera slashing a man with a machete at a Miami intersection last week. Miami Springs PD
Ruiz-Herrera was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon over the road-rage ordeal. Miami-Dade CorrectionsThe victim managed to jump off his scooter and back away slightly as a manic Ruiz-Herrera closed the gap between them, police said.
Ruiz-Herrera then allegedly swung the machete — slicing the victim’s left cheek, according to cops and the footage.
“[The victim] did what I call his best ‘Matrix’ impersonation because he dodged back, and he was just caught with the tip,” Police Chief Armando Guzman told NBC 6.
Ruiz-Herrera is accused of jumping out of his car with the massive blade while stuck in traffic at a Miami intersection. Miami Springs PD
The victim managed to jump off his scooter and back away slightly as Ruiz-Herrera lunged toward him with the huge blade, cops said. Miami Springs PD
Ruiz-Herrera allegedly immediately fled but was later nabbed by cops. Miami Springs PDIt wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the road-rage ordeal.
Seconds after the alleged attack, Ruiz-Herrera jumped back in his vehicle and fled.
Cops later tracked him down and arrested him.
Ruiz-Herrera, who was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, was granted a $10,000 bond but ordered to stay away from the victim.
