Transcripts For WPVI 2020 20170701

Beginning. She just hit our car. Shes pushing us off the road. Shes knocking on our window saying shes a cop. For some, road rage can be the ending. She had every opportunity to change her mind and not chase my brother across two freeways. In just the last 24 hours, a new assault with two Deadly Weapons, a pickup truck and a gun. A promising young life cut short. This is now a murder case. Tonight, freeway fury. Hello, im elizabeth vargas. David is away tonight. Take a look at that. All the traffic and tail liglig. This weekend, its going to be worse. Experts say more than 44 Million People are expected to be on the roads. And with all that traffic, there are bound to be flaring tempers. How does road rage start . What should you do if you get caught up in it . Heres eva pilgrim. Reporter we all have it in us, even if we dont know exactly where it is. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. Reporter a limit, a breaking point. A dark place where civilization ends and animal instinct takes over. And there may be no faster way to get there than right here on the roadways of america, at the intersection of velocity and violence. We have two victims here. Reporter youve seen the stories leading your local news. Another case of road rage in reporter and polluting youtube. What feels like a daily diet of road rage reports. Just last week, this shocking video of an incident on a california freeway leading to a multicar crash. Call 911, chris. Reporter nearly half of all drivers surveyed have experienced some form of road rage. Here in denver, the milehigh city, drivers are hitting new lows. Officials reporting deadly crashes have been slowly creeping up for several years. We know youre fed up. So are we. Reporter we came to see for ourselves. It didnt take long for us to find it. Rocky mountain rage. Golly, that guy he was almost in our lane. You want reasons . Look around this citys rush hour turns freeways into ant farms, its a stop and go sea of brake lights. What typically should be a 30minute commute, can take nearly an hour and a half, enough to turn any driver into a ticking time bomb. I was surprised at how bad the traffic is in denver. Its heavy. Heavy, its crowded, and its aggressive. Reporter captain jeff goodwin of the Colorado State patrol is fighting the uphill battle against an army of hot tempered motorists. Dont [ bleep ] touch me there is that group of individuals that get up helterskelter every morning, theyre never on time. And theyve got to make up time, so how do they it . They do it by pushing people out of the way, cutting them off changing from the inside left lane all the way to the exit ramp right as they get there. Reporter goodwin believes hes pinpointed the root of the problem. With more than 100,000 people transplanting to denver every year, its as simple as too many metal machines, not enough pavement. I used to think it was Something Like people cutting you off, but you know one of the things that people really get angry about is if somebody honks the horn at you, because youve sat too long at a light. I think they literally go from dr. Jekyll to mr. Hyde. Reporter around the country, its not just gangbangers and street thugs mixing it up, it could be any of us. Take a look at these guys in business attire doing the wwe smackdown. We showed the good captain goodwin some examples of bad behavior, and he provided us some potentially lifesaving road rules to help you. Rule number one dont make eye contact. This motorist is out of control. And the victim is doing all the right things. Reporter stare ahead, dont engage . The minute you engage, who knows where this goes. Reporter rule number two never approach the window. All right, wow. Okay, this is more than over the top, because you now have a gun involved. Reporter you never know whos packing heat . Exactly. Reporter is approaching someones window ever a good idea . Never do it. Reporter and most important, rule number three you dont always have to win. Looks like its going to be over. But as we see in this case from houston, the parties involved just cant help themselves. Here we go. There you go. Reporter now theyre at full blown fist fight. The longer this goes, the worse its going to get. Reporter it looks like they just need to win the argument. Thats what it is. Reporter it was 4 15 when we hit the road with goodwin and his team. They prowled the interstate looking for bad behavior. Were looking for aggressive drivers. Reporter triggers, which often lead to the road rage we see on the news. So, this is a 75mile . So, were doing 17 in a 75 at rush hour. Reporter within minutes, goodwins team has spotted a common breed, a texter at the wheel. He says distracted driving, the number one offense that sends drivers into road rage. How does that end up leading to road rage . Well, when shes texting, she is not paying attention to everybody else out here. Reporter next, we cross paths with a lead foot speedster, the deadliest kind of aggressive driver. I could see him in the Rearview Mirror weaving in and out. He was trying to find that opening. Reporter and thats when people get mad . Right. Reporter it was now 5 45, the road rage witching hour, goodwin says the peak time for trouble. And the cops had busted this aggressive driver for skipping the offramp, and blazing her own trail altogether. Right now there is a warrant for your arrest. Oh, my gosh. Reporter her prize, some new bracelets and a ride in the fast lane to the county clink. She doesnt have a valid drivers license either, so thats been canceled and denied so she shouldnt be driving anyways. Reporter wed found ourselves at a notorious hotspot. So this, right here, is the frontage road where we have a lot of our issues. Reporter and, got a dose of full frontage fury. So people will be frustrated. They will come off the frontage road. And then they actually will do this, believe it or not, they will drive here. Reporter holy cow this is so steep and they will find that steep drop down to the interstate. And they will bounce their way back onto interstate 25. All because they are angry about sitting in traffic. Offroading on i25. Reporter yeah. As friday rush hour traffic mounts once again, we spot this guy, who thought he could make up time, bypassing all the drivers ahead of him, riding along the roads shoulder. But hes going nowhere fast, today. Sir, do me a favor and stay in your car while we do this business. You passed seven or eight cars going over that white line onto the shoulder. Thats not a lane for turning reporter like many road rogues, this guys idea of defensive driving is making excuses for his alleged moving violations. He even called 911 to complain about being pulled over. He stopped me first on the train tracks, with a train coming down the road. Now that hes caught hes upset. Hes not in agreement at all. Thats his beef. There goes a guy there he goes reporter check out this truck. The driver has jumped the median, passing up other cars, hightailing it the wrong way into oncoming traffic. Put your hands where i can see them. Reporter captain goodwin pulls him over, hand on the holster. What was it . You got kids in the car. I havent seen anyone drive that aggressively in years. He was doing 90 miles an hour i charged him with reckless driving. He just didnt plan on having any Law Enforcement to stop him today. Reporter and dont think its just a ychromosome thing. You see a lot of aggressive driving from both sexes. Reporter everybody drives crazy. Yeah. Reporter when we come back, well prove it to you. A wild woman at the wheel. We go around, she speeds up. Reporter and two damsels in distress trying to rescue themselves. 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We had boyfriends that were friends. And then we kicked them to the curb, and then we stayed friends. Reporter okay. We knew what was good for us. Reporter carefree on their way for a fun weekend in reno. Cell service is fading, the road is getting quiet and lurking far behind in their rearview, a truck, driving fast, aggressive, right towards them. Sounds like the open to a slasher flick, but this tale is as dark and real as a hot coat of tar across i80. And youre about to see it play out in real time. Meet vanessa and delanie. Vanessa, a student and waitress, delanie, a former miss california contestant now also a waitress. The duo just looking to let off some Service Industry steam. Looking forward to us drinking and not serving drinks. We werent in a bad mood. We were by no means in a hurry. That wasnt us that day. Reporter i jumped in vanessas car, and we headed north to unspool the rest of our tale. We saw her in the Rearview Mirror cutting between cars and i would say that was trouble, but i didnt think we were personally in trouble. Reporter then, delanie broke a Cardinal Rule of road rage prevention, flipping the bird. At what point did you flip her the bird . After it had been going on for id say a good ten minutes. Reporter in life in general, are you a flipping off type of person . No im normally really calm. Did you want to strangle me . Im guilty of that, too, of flipping off drivers. But you would never expect it to escalate the way that it did, you know . Reporter actually, experts say thats exactly what you can expect. You never know who youre flipping off and where their heads at. When you add a Little Finger into that, maybe the one finger salute. That creates crazy in a heartbeat. Reporter whether it was delanies salty salute or not, the truck inexplicably began to try and push vanessa off the road. Thats when delanie starts filming her homemade horror flick. Like, i almost want to stop and pull over at an exit no because then shell get out of the car. Dude, i dont know what to do shes in the slow lane next to me and she just starts pushing me, like coming into my lane and pushing me into the shoulder of the fast lane, to the point where i have nowhere else to go. I have to come to a complete stop in the middle of the highway. Reporter she calls 911, but reception is bad. Finally, summer barton answers their life line. Do you remember what you thought when delanie first called in . Okay, this ones real. Like, this is serious. Just drive. Just keep driving. I cant, dude i know. Just keep driving as well as you can. Youre fine, i promise. Hi, we have a really bad emergency on highway 90, or highway 80. We have a vehicle that has been following us, telling us that shes a cop and keeps trying to tell us to pull over. And shes swerving us off the road, she keeps trying to hit us off the road. Im freaking out dude, shes going to kill me yes, she just hit our car. She just hit our car shes pushing us off of the road yeah, shes pushing us off the road. Shes coming for us put it in reverse, put it in reverse, vanessa put it in reverse reporter suddenly, this woman jumps out of the truck and runs to delanies window. Shes in a explorer. Its a ford explorer. It says sport track. Its silver. Shes saying that shes a cop. Dont shes knocking on our window saying shes a cop. Go ahead and go. Go. Reporter summer listens in, reminding delanie of that crucial rule, avoid eye contact. Thats scary when you hear whats going on. The hardest thing was looking straight forward, talking to the 911 operator saying, shes pounding on my window and i dont know what to do. And we both said later, like, what if she had a gun . Reporter turns out, the california woman with the Richter Scale rage issue was Deirdre Orozco. That badge . From her job at a Senior Living facility. The closest thing orozco came to being Law Enforcement, she was once a bail bond agent and ill bet you a new set of rims you wont guess where shed just come from. Shed literally just been out of jail for, you know, hours before attacking us. Reporter yup, this home movie is actually a sequel. Four days earlier orozco had crossed paths with this guy, dane larsson. Happened in sacramento. At this very intersection. And im just sitting here. And thats when i hear it. And shes coming up, blaring her horn. Reporter she comes up behind, horn blaring and just hits you, bang . She was, like, trying to push me out of the way. Reporter like that . Exactly. Reporter orozco ended up parked on the lawn of a house a mile or two away. She was going crazy. Reporter now shes been released on bail and back on the attack, hauling a wide load of anger Management Issues in that twoton truck. Dude, she is so crazy. She just hit my car. She hit us. Okay. Your main goal was to figure out where they are. It says next right, fuel. Reporter summer knows that just down the road from that gas station is this chp outpost. She tells the women to exit at the gas station, and hopes the police can intercept. Youre her lifeline . Mmhmm. Reporter how does that make you feel . Responsible, you know, for her safety. Okay, theres an officer right now with us. Okay. Thank you so much, maam. Reporter this is where it happened. Today, weve arranged a little surprise. And these are the officers who were there. Im not crying. Reporter just a little bit. Thank you. Im sorry that you had to deal with her. I will never forget you yelling, get in the car. Thank you. Reporter and we are not done yet with the surprises. This lady is summer. Who you were talking to on the phone. Hi, thank you. Reporter Deirdre Orozco was arrested there and then. Here she is in court, ready for some more demolition derby. Did she go easily . I wouldnt say that. I wouldnt say easily. She was kind of feisty. Reporter orozco ultimately pleaded no contest to charges of assault with a Deadly Weapon, her truck, and making threats to commit a crime resulting in death in both cases. Whatevers the most expeditious way. Thats what i want to do. Reporter sentenced to 925 days in county jail, and 5 years probation. Orozco declined our offer of an interview. Did you make it to reno . We did make it to reno, shaken up. Reporter it wasnt quite the girls weekend you had in mind . Didnt start on the right foot. Reporter aside from flipping the bird, these women did everything right, they avoided eye contact, remained in the car, and called the cops. It worked out well. Reporter but there are those whod rather play policeman themselves. When we come back, a wild ride with colorados own furcapped road avenger. Law enforcement says hes a vigilante. Im just floored at the fact that you keep doing this. Hey. Are you happy that you switched . 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Take the activia probiotic challenge 20 20 continues with freeway fury. When it comes to road warriors, it seems cars and motorcycles are natural born enemies. Some people take the law into their own hands. In fact, one of those infamous sh showdowns took place just a few blocks from here. Heres eva pilgrim. Reporter among the ranks of the road warriors, cars and most motorcycle versus car clashes start when, in the bikers mind at least, the bigger vehicle doesnt demonstrate due respect. You see, right there, he actually taps another biker who appears to have brake checked him a little bit. Reporter this notorious 2013 scene on new yorks Henry Hudson Parkway was no exception. You can see it, hes stopped. The cars over here. All of these bikes around, hes trying to through. Oh my, god. Reporter the driver of this suv fleeing, he says, out of fear, running over a biker. Leading to this chaotic chase i mean, thats the worst case scenario, you act out, youre in fear of your life, youre going to get the heck out of there, but then theyre got to get you. And, so this gang mentality develops amongst all these biker and your clearly see theyre going to get you. Reporter hes got his wife and his baby inside. Unbelievable. Reporter and earlier this year in san francisco, highway history repeats itself as these bikers attack this toyota camry. The driver was beaten after an altercation between a driver and some dirt bikers. Reporter closer to home, in goodwins back yard of colorado, this frightening case of mustang versus motorcycle. They were both egging each other on, and look at this. You have this drastic move to make a point, so theres your last word. And it could have killed the guy. Its all about respect. And we see this all the time, where someones willing to use a vehicle as a Deadly Weapon to take somebody else out. Reporter now, as if captain goodwin doesnt have enough on his hands, hes got to deal with one motorcyclist turned vigilante. Youre about to meet denvers own dark knight. His name is devin jones. You just cut me off, stupid reporter his alter ego, the road avenger. Its kind of a crazy outfit. Yeah, i look ridiculous. Reporter do you think youre a super hero . Not really. Reporter jones may not cop to it, but these youtube videos tell another story. The story of a man, his motorcycle and helmet cam. A vlogger, obsessed with publicly shaming anyone he perceives as a roadside wrongdoer. These videos, and his 125,000 youtube subscribers, are how he pieces together a paycheck. Heres a man devin says was guilty of a trifecta of transgressions. Grazing behind the wheel, surfing while driving, and running a stop sign. I know you feel really cool but you should put the salad and your phone down. Most people will only go with one. Whats the logic . Theres no logic. I call him an agitator, because he doesnt need to do this. Reporter a little selfrighteous, you think . I think so, absolutely. Reporter but as far as devins concerned, the cops can be road hazards too. Here, he even dares to pull over an officer who he claims was driving while on his phone. Thats road rage. No. I was honking because you are on your phone and i needed you to get off so we could travel smoothly. You stopped me from doing my job. I didnt want to talk to you i just wanted you off your phone. Reporter where does this come from, this motivation to confront perceived roadside dangers . From years of experience on Even Deadlier highways. Oh i joined the army in 2006 when i was 17, as a combat engineer. Deployed to iraq and to afghanistan doing ied route clearance. Reporter thats a pretty dangerous job. Yes, its pretty much the most dangerous job. Reporter and now, 11 years later do you feel like youre still doing that . I didnt until you pointed that out. Reporter recently, jones has taken to handing out business cards, so people can view themselves later on youtube. In this instance, he confronts a man who he says wouldnt let him change lanes. Youll see yourself on here later. Okay. Reporter the card is not wellreceived. He feels like its his duty to let them know they did something wrong in traffic. Your cameras stupid. Your camera is stupid. Its like he is the vigilante, hes going to show what a cool guy he is by using his camera to almost entice people into an argument. Reporter this woman is even more furious, after this dispute about access to this road, she takes a swipe at devins camera. There are probably people when they see this story at home, they are like, he is crazy. Why would he keep going up to these people knowing the response could be bad . Id probably feel ashamed of myself if i didnt. I cant avoid somebody becoming rageful or enraged. Reporter but devin isnt always the hero on his hero cam. When you walk past the spot, though, do you always look over and go, thats where it happened . Yeah, every time i walk past this, i do look at the spot and i think about it. Reporter it is the incident that first brought him viral infamy, with more than 7 million views. What were you doing . What was going on . I was on a street next to a park kind of like this one and then out of nowhere, a car, decided to blast around me in what seems like a really dangerous way to pass somebody in a residential area. Reporter so jones goes on the pursuit. The ultimate nono, according to captain goodwin. Dont be the cops. So my first question is, you go, why . Why was that important . Its not. How you doing . Im pretty good. Whats up with you . You seem to be in quite the hurry. Why you driving like that . Reporter that may sound like an innocent question, but no one is innocent here. And now you have somebody whos agitated. There you go. Hes a man. Hes a big girl. Reporter if theres an inner voice calling for restraint, devin ignores it. Do not touch my stuff, one more time. Because im going to defend my property. Like a [ bleep ] . I dont see you touching it now though. I get a feeling that the motorcycle rider felt this was completely justified. And im telling you right now, its not, people. This isnt justification. This is our job. Reporter how do you feel about that video . I think it ended terribly. Its a source of shame for myself. You seem to be in quite the hurry. Reporter why not just blow him off and dont confront him . There was obviously some sort of primitive something going on in my mind. You drive like a big, tough girl . Reporter you dont even watch it, do you . Its just like two morons grunting at each other. Reporter but after all that macho chestbeating both men refuse to press charges. What have you learned . Have you learned anything . Ive learned that im not as in control of myself as i once thought i was. I need to think about what im doing a few more times before i do it. Reporter would you do it again, like that . I dont know. Reporter a disturbing thought. The righteous ragers are out there tonight. And when we come back, blind rage turns to roadside homicide. If i would have known that it would have ended the way it ended, i would have never, ever followed him. Reporter stay with us. Before i had the shooting, burning of diabetic nerve pain these feet. Liked to style my dog as a kid. And were pumped to open my own salon. But i couldnt bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. So i talked to my doctor and she prescribed lyrica. Lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. 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But tragically, it doesnt take much for a road rage incident to go from cursing to the coroners office. How bad can these road rage confrontations get . Well, its murder. Reporter from 2006 to 2015 there was a 500 increase in fatal road rage crashes. And just this week 18yearold Bianca Roberson was shot and killed in what Authorities Say is yet another road rage incident. She was a good girl, honor roll student, looking forward to going to college. A man in the red pickup truck pulled out a gun and shot her in the head, killing her. Reporter tonight, that suspected shooter is still at large. While in southern california, another road rage killer is behind bars, wrestling with her regret. If i would have known that it would have ended the way it ended, i would have never, ever followed him. Reporter earlier this year, reporter earlier this year, Darla Jackson, a 27yearold mother with no prior arrests, was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to the voluntary manslaughter of navy officer zach buob. The middle term of six years. Reporter the encounter between the two escalated when buob drove up alongside her on his red motorcycle and kicked the side of her car, leaving a dent and a shoe print. She couldnt believe that he had done it, decided to follow him to get the license plate. Reporter once again, the decision to pursue would end badly. Another motorist captured a few seconds of jacksons highspeed chase on video and shortly after this clip cut off, disaster struck. What happens is, he slows down. The driver doesnt react fast enough to that to gauge how much hes slowing down. So her, the nose of her car literally rolls up on to the back wheel of the motorcycle. Reporter these photos tell the rest of the tale. The two vehicles become one. Skidding together for 315 feet before they became dislodged. Buob hit the ground, and Darla Jackson ran him over. She had every opportunity not to chase my brother across two freeways. I let my pride get the best of me. I shouldnt have, you know, been speeding. I shouldnt have, you know, been negligent. Reporter the anguish she now feels, apparent in her court appearances. And in her interview with us. My daughter doesnt have her mother and wont for a very long time. It turned out terribly for everyone involved. So i deeply regret whats happened. Reporter that angry pursuit landed Darla Jackson in prison. In new orleans, another heated chase landed former jets running back joe mcknight in the morgue. Were going to move on now to that deadly road rage incident in louisiana where former nfl player joe mcknight was killed during an argument. Reporter according to police, mcknight cut off this man, local i. T. Technician ronald gasser. The two then got in a rolling argument which lasted for miles. Still involved in verbal altercations. Cutting front of one another, zipping around vehicles on and on and on. Reporter thats mcknights silver audi following gassers blue infiniti. Minutes later, the cars came to a stop but the argument continued at full speed. At some point mr. Mcknight exits his car and goes to mr. Gassers car. There continues to be a verbal altercation. During that altercation, mr. Gasser pulls his weapon from between his seat, in the console and fires three shots at joe mcknight. Killing him. Reporter did you ever think in a million years he would be the victim of a road rage . No. We got to stop being in so much of a rush to get somewhere. Reporter remarkably, police say it was shooter ron gassers second road rage incident at almost that exact same location. Then this week at this stoplight he admits to shooting a man. Justice reporter gasser has been charged with Second Degree murder. But in louisiana, a stand your ground state, he may yet walk free. Looking at justifiable homicide, if you are in your vehicle and someone attempts to enter it, im going to presume that for a second, hes justified in shooting him. Reporter gasser has pled not guilty. The trial is scheduled to begin this august, but mcknights mother has already rendered judgment on the road rage epidemic that claimed her sons life. Are we that angry . Is our nation that angry about things . We got to learn how to channel our energy into something more positive than what were doing. Were not thinking clearly. Reporter coming up, the denver cops, in a call to action. How you can help them stop the madness. When we come back. Pampers. Unlike ordinary diapers with two layers, pampers have three absorbent layers to stay up to three times drier, so babies can sleep soundly all night. Wishing you love, sleep and play. Pampers. With a ton of huge savingsyle happening right now at lowes. 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Reporter goodwins referring to a special reporting system promoted along denvers roadways. I just want to report a reckless driver. Reporter a dedicated hotline so drivers can blow the whistle before blowing their stack. Theyre telling them to stay back, dont get close, dont get in the middle of this. Reporter goodwin estimates a staggering 5,000 calls are pouring in every month in the denver area alone. I just wanted to report someone whos driving like a maniac. Reporter in a novel approach, his team then uses the data to identify those drivers with the most complaints. Then, they track them down. Half of these things these people did to me. Reporter our denver affiliate, kmgh, was there when the state patrol approached this man. Hed received seven complaints in eight months. I would say certain incidences a bad driver would be a totality. Reporter his name is houdini douglas. And, as is often the case, he tries to wiggle his way out of those numerous complaints. Near as i can tell none of them have any legal ramifications. Almost every time, guaranteed, its not their fault and they start telling us about the complaints they have on the drivers that called them in. Reporter were with captain goodwin, as he heads out on the hunt looking for this woman, Kim Schwerdtfeger. Shes doing all the things that make other drivers around her upset. Reporter as we pull into schwerdtfegers apartment complex so were looking for a blue car . We immediately spot her car, the numerous dents consistent with its owners m. O. So, thats our vehicle. Reporter shes home. So now well take a cruise down here and well kind of wait. Reporter but our ministakeout is brief. Before we know it, schwerdtfeger is behind the wheel, and on the move. Shes going. Theres our car. Reporter we follow, but this time its the captain whos handcuffed. He cant pull her over without cause. I dont want to harass her. Reporter and on this day, schwerdtfeger appears to be minding her ps and qs. Shes doing like 31, 32 miles an hour. Reporter shes clearly aware of us. Shes nervous. Reporter and suddenly, she hooks a uturn. Were going to cut her loose. Reporter three weeks later were back and this guy has ammunition for their cause. Her drivers license is not valid. So she should not be operating a vehicle at all. Reporter driving on a suspended license is against the law. Something Kim Schwerdtfeger appears to ignore. 12 points in a years time, gets your drivers license revoked. Reporter so its back to her apartment. Its like cat and mouse. Reporter and when we arrive, the beat up jalopy we followed the first time has been replaced. Heres the new beaut. Its a totally different color. Ill probably go back out to 85 and see if i can get her. Reporter the next day, in the driving snow, we track her new wheels to the restaurant where she works. We have found the car. So were going to go verify that license plate. Reporter in a word, busted. So her car is just to the west of us over that tree and theres a fence, and its parked at the very back corner that you can park. Reporter the men head inside to confront their quarry. But will schwerdtfeger come out in cuffs . Howd it go . She thinks that people were calling her in because she was texting and driving, so she openly admitted to that. She knows theres issues with her license. Reporter she gets a break and a stern warning, dont drive or shell be arrested. She has to figure out a way to get home tonight . If she presses her luck and tries to go home and she just happens to get stopped then she might end up having to do jail time over all of this. Reporter still, we want to talk to schwerdtfeger ourselves and she surprisingly rolls over faster than a speeding suv on an offramp. Were you surprised that they came to find you . Yes, yes, yes. My worst is the texting. I was texting. Ive never hurt anybody so i really apologize. Reporter so you have a lot of accidents . I have about five. Reporter now your license has been suspended so you cant drive. Correct. Reporter what does that mean for you . That means uber. Time for uber. I dont want to lose my car. I dont want to go to jail. Ive never been. And i apologize, if i scared anybody. Thats not my intention whatsoever. Reporter she sounded so sincere, but bad habits die hard. Last month, schwerdtfeger was cited while driving on a restricted license. This time, charged with following too close to another vehicle. Are these normal people losing their minds . Absolutely. Everybody gets angry, its just a matter of what flips that switch. And then, what do you do with after its been flipped. Reporter when we come back, the story of a Sunshine State street fight with one final lesson. Stay with us. The moments that connect us dont happen overnight. They happen one morning at a time, and one cup at a time. 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I would say to him, im sorry for the situation. This is no good for nobody. Reporter something to consider the next time you hit the highway. You may think you need to win, but perhaps this is a game youd rather not play. You may think your enemy is in the next lane. You just cut me off, stupid reporter but perhaps hes in your own head. You make think you thrive on drama. Get out of my face reporter but perhaps what you really need, is peace. Thats our show for tonight. Thanks so much for watching. Im elizabeth vargas. For david and all of us at abc news and 20 20, have a great night, and a safe and happy holiday weekend. Coming up on action news, family and friends gather to remember a victim of a action news, delaware valleys leading news program with jim gardner. Tonight in west town p. A. , they were remembering bianca. Friends and family came to mourn the losses of a young woman about to go to college and begin the next phase