Man charged with road rage directed at DOT flagger in Halfmoon

HALFMOON — A 43-year-old Cohoes man was arrested last week after he allegedly punched a worker directing traffic.

Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday were summoned around 1:21 p.m. to Crescent Vischer Ferry Road for a reported assault. They said the man was driving recklessly and failed to obey a flag person. He then struck the flag person in the shoulder with his hand, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

The man was also driving without a valid license, police said. He is facing misdemeanor reckless endangerment and reckless driving charges in addition to several infractions, police said…

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