Police investigating vehicular assault A traffic collision...

Police investigating vehicular assault

A traffic collision that occurred during a “road rage” report is

being investigated by police as an assault with a deadly weapon.

At about 9:11 p.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old Sunset Beach woman

reported that her car was intentionally rammed from behind by the

driver of a gray, older model Acura Legend.

Police would not release the name of the victim to protect her

safety.

Sgt. Dave Bunetta said the woman was driving north on Pacific

Coast Highway toward Seal Beach at the time of the crash. He said the

woman told police that the Acura was being driven aggressively near

the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Goldenwest Street.

She told police that she honked her horn after the Acura swerved

in front of her. The driver later ended up behind her car before

rear-ending it, Bunetta said.

“[The suspect] pushed her car for several seconds, and that’s why

she thought it was intentional,” Bunetta said.

Police are investigating the crash as an assault with a deadly

weapon because a car is legally considered a weapon when used to

intentionally cause a collision.

The victim gave police the Acura’s license plate number, Bunetta

said, and detectives are following up on the registered owner of the

car.

The victim called 911 and drove to a Seal Beach police station

after the incident, Bunetta said.

“If you know where a police department is, definitely do that,

pull into the parking lot,” he said.