Driver Beats Man With Baseball Bat After Turnpike Crash, Police Say

FORT LEE, NJ — A fight broke out between two truck drivers involved in a crash near the approach to the George Washington Bridge on Monday, and one of the drivers was armed with a baseball bat, state police said.

Randy Nunez, 27, of Chicago was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, said Trooper Christopher Postorino of the state police on Tuesday.

According to Postorino, just before 7:30 a.m. Monday, state troopers responded to a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike north in Fort Lee.

Based on a preliminary investigation, a Peterbilt tractor-trailer and a Freightliner tractor-trailer were traveling northbound in the area of milepost 121.4, which is near the approach to the George Washington Bridge, when they crashed.

Both drivers got out and argued, police say. Nunez, the Peterbilt driver, struck the Freightliner driver with a metal bat, police said.

The victim had minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital, police said.

Nunez was arrested and released to await a future court appearance.

The case remains under investigation and no additional information is available, Postorino said.

The confrontation was captured on a viral video shared on Instagram on Monday.