DAYTON — An SUV caught fire after being involved in a road rage incident Friday morning.
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Dayton officers responded around 6:50 a.m. to SR-4 southbound and Stanley Avenue on reports of a vehicle fire, according to a Montgomery County Regional Dispatch supervisor.
“Traffic is completely backed up and the car is on fire,” a 911 caller told dispatchers.
That caller also told dispatchers that a fight was brewing.
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“I don’t know, but there’s going to be a fight,” the caller said. “It’s literally right by the Stanley Avenue exit, right beside it, and the car’s on fire now.”
Dayton Police told News Center 7 that the wreck was the result of road rage.
Dayton Police Sergeant Creigee S. Coleman said this started when one driver prevented another from entering through a traffic lane at the construction site.
“That person didn’t like that and, again, both vehicles got up to each other, and I guess they waved at each other, if you know what I mean,” Coleman said.
One of the vehicles involved stopped suddenly, and the one behind it couldn’t stop in time and hit the back of that vehicle.
It then hit the median and possibly overcorrected before flipping on its side.
Police added that both drivers remained on the scene and were cooperative.
No injuries were reported, but the driver in the rear vehicle was cited for following too closely.
The incident remains under investigation.
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