Road Rage Incident Involving Mother and Children

Police are searching for the white van driver involved in a road rage incident with a mother and her children.

### Road Rage Incident Involving Mother and Children Sparks Police Investigation
* 🚓 Police are actively searching for the driver of a white van and two other men involved in a road rage incident that left a **mother and her children shaken**.
* 👩 The woman, who had two adults and her young children in the vehicle, reported that the **white van aggressively followed her** during rush hour traffic.
* 💥 Witnesses claim that the back window of her car **shattered**, possibly due to something thrown from the white van, causing **panic among the passengers**.
* 👶 Eyewitnesses described the distressing scene, noting a **child clinging to her mother** after the shocking incident unfolded.
* 📍 The confrontation began a few blocks away at 57th and 5th, highlighting the **dangers of road rage** in busy urban areas.
* 🕵 ️‍♂️ Police have yet to release surveillance footage that could provide **further insights into the incident**, as they continue to investigate.
* 📞 Authorities are urging anyone with information about the driver or the events leading up to the altercation to **contact them**.
* 😟 While empathy is extended towards the mother due to her children being present, some believe her actions may have **contributed to escalating the situation**.

FORMER TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY JUST MISSED THE CUT. A CAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WITH A MOTHER AND CHILDREN INSIDE THE CAR. POLICE SAY IT'S ROAD RAGE. AND TONIGHT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A SECOND DRIVER. CBS 2'S EMILY SMITH EXPLAINS. THIS PHOTO SHOWS A CHILD CLINGING TO HER MOTHER FOLLOWING A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT THAT LEFT HER ENTIRE WINDOW SMASHED. IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDST OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ENDING WITH THE DRIVER OF A WHITE VAN JUST TAKING OFF. THIS STREET VENDOR SAID HE SAW THEM CRYING. A LOT OF PEOPLE. I SEE A LOT OF POLICE. I SEE A SMALL BABY. Reporter: IT ALL STARTED A FEW BLOCKS AWAY HERE AT 57TH AND 5TH. APPARENTLY, THE WOMAN DRIVER WOULD NOT LET THE DRIVER

OF THE WHITE VAN GET IN FRONT OF HER, SO HE DECIDED TO FOLLOW HER EAST. THE WOMAN, POLICE SAY, HAD TWO OTHER ADULTS IN HER VEHICLE, ALONG WITH HER 4-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND INFANT SON IN THE BACK SEAT. SHE TURNED LEFT ONTO PARK AVENUE AND THEN RIGHT ONTO 59TH STREET, WHERE HER BACK WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED. IT'S BELIEVED THE DRIVER OF THE WHITE VAN MAY HAVE THROWN SOMETHING. BECAUSE SHE HAD YOUNG KIDS, YOU WANT TO EMPATHIZE WITH HER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SHE PROBABLY INSTIGATED IT A LITTLE BIT, AND IT SET HIM OFF, AND SHE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER, ESPECIALLY WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR. Reporter: POLICE HAVE NOT RELEASED THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. IT'S ONE MORE CLUE AS

COPS CONTINUE LOOKING FOR THE DRIVER OF THE WHITE VAN AND TWO OTHER MEN. WITNESSES SAY HE HAD IN THE VEHICLE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL POLICE.

Midtown Road Rage Incident

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CBS New York

A road rage incident in rush hour traffic left a mother's car window shattered, with her and her children inside.

The driver of a white van involved in the altercation fled the scene.

Police are now searching for the second driver connected to the incident.

Police are actively searching for the driver of a white van and two other men involved in a disturbing incident.

A woman with her two young children in the back seat followed the van, leading to a confrontation that resulted in her back window shattering.

Witnesses are encouraged to provide any information to the police, who have not yet released surveillance footage.