HAMMOND, Ind. (WANE) – A New Jersey man is in custody after attacking two semis with an axe on I-80 in Indiana.
According to a press release, the Indiana State Police (ISP) were dispatched to the 1.9-mile marker on eastbound I-80 near the Calumet Ave. overpass on Friday at around 4:30 p.m. for reports of a man attacking a semi with an axe.
On scene, Troopers located a semi parked on the shoulder. The semi driver stated that they saw a car with an Illinois plate driving recklessly, brake-checking and cutting off other semis while headed east. The semi driver said the car stopped in front of her, causing her to come to a complete stop. The man driving the car exited the car, began yelling at the semi driver, and got back into the car to reverse into the semi, almost hitting it, and exited again with a long-handled axe in his hands. The man proceeded to strike the semi’s grille, puncture the radiator, and strike the driver’s side headlight. The semi driver said the man began to approach her door, but her large dog began to bark loudly, and the man went back to his car and fled the scene…