Man In Viral Video Delivering Racist Diatribe After Crash Identified As Alameda County Firefighter

CBS Bay Area

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — A man seen in a viral video berating a driver with racist language following a crash in California's Central Valley has been identified as a firefighter with the Alameda County Fire Department which is now investigating the incident.

The crash happened on Friday morning on Highway 99 between Armstrong Road and Harney Lane in Lodi, the driver who shot the video told KCRA. The video shot from inside Vath Touch's car shows another man approaching Touch's driver-side window to argue about who was at fault.

During the argument, Touch says to the man "The cops are coming," to which the man replies, "Oh the cops are definitely coming, dumb-ass Mexican ... or whatever the f--- you are Filipino."

The man later tells Touch, "I hope you have insurance, I doubt that you do ... you're probably going to work some lawn job."

Touch says: "Don't be racist, bro. Don't be racist."

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