BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Lancaster man is facing charges in connection with a hate crime incident in a road rage incident that went viral on social media.
Justin R. Goodrich, 35, was arraigned in Erie County Court on one count of Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree as a Hate Crime, one count of Attempted Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime, one count of Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
According to investigators, Goodrich and the victim were allegedly involved in a road rage incident on Union Road in the Town of Cheektowaga on May 6. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says Goodrich allegedly yelled profanity and racial slurs at the victim while their vehicles were stopped at Union Road and George Urban Boulevard. There were also two children in the victim’s vehicle at the time…