WESTAMPTON TWP. — New Jersey State Police reminded drivers in a cautionary Facebook post what can happen when you engage in road rage.
Brett LandesNew Jersey State Police
“Don’t be the one staring down the barrel of a gun (not saying that this happened here), or the one going to jail because you made a rash decision in anger,” the post said.
In this case, the man accused of showing a firearm while driving south on the New Jersey Turnpike in Westampton was Brett Landes, 42, of Locust Grove, Virginia.
Police said a man called 911 around 11 p.m. on Jan. 19 to report that during a road rage incident involving himself and another driver, that driver had brandished a handgun. He have a description of the vehicle — a Mercedes-Benz with Virginia plates — and state troopers found it a few miles away.
“During the investigation, troopers discovered a semi-automatic handgun loaded with hollow point bullets inside the car,” State Police said. “As a result, Landes was arrested, searched, and found to be in possession of cocaine.”
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He was charged with assault, cocaine possession and weapons offenses, including possession of hollow point bullets.
State Police said in the post that while New Jersey residents unfailingly believe themselves to be the best drivers in the country, mistakes do happen and road rage is not the answer.
“What we need to do is avoid getting so mad at others that we let them know either verbally or by using some type of sign language to relay our displeasure,” they said.
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