Police: Two drivers exchange words on an interstate. One pulls out a gun.
By WTVR Web Staff
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HAMPTON, Virginia (WTVR) — A 58-year-old driver was arrested and charged with a variety of gun crimes following a Sunday morning incident on Interstate 64, according to Virginia State Police.
“A female victim was attempting to enter Interstate 64, eastbound, in the city of Newport News, Virginia [on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at approximately 10:40 a.m.],” a Virginia State Police spokesperson wrote in an email. “In an attempt to change lanes, another vehicle, a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro was also attempting to enter the interstate and an exchange was had between both drivers.”
That’s when police said the Camaro driver, later identified as 58-year-old Eugene Timothy Trujillo, pulled up beside the other driver and pointed a gun at her.
“The victim recorded the incident as it was occurring,” police said. “Trujillo pulled off and the victim soon observed a trooper in the median cross over, pulled over, and reported the incident.”
Trujillo was later arrested and charged with:
Brandishing a firearm Reckless driving Assault Reckless driving of a vehicle in the use of a firearm.
Trujillo was jailed without bond.
State police asked anyone with information to call (757) 424-6800 or email questions@vsp.virginia.gov.
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