Driver Fires at Car During I-84 Road Rage in Vernon: State Police

VERNON, CT – A Pennsylvania man was arrested on nine charges after he allegedly shot a gun during a road range incident on Interstate-84 in Vernon, state police said.

At 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, the state police Troop C barracks received reports that a road rage incident involving a firearm had taken place on the highway, according to an arrest report. The suspect vehicle, driven by 40-year-old Carlos Tejeda of Wilkes Barre, PA, was located near exit 56 in East Hartford, state police said.

Troopers determined he had shot a gun out the window of his car toward another vehicle, according to an arrest report.

The unidentified gun was located inside his vehicle and confiscated, according to an arrest report.

Tejeda was charged with:

• First-degree reckless endangerment
• Second-degree threatening
• Criminal attempt at first-degree assault
• Second-degree breach of peace
• The illegal discharge of a firearm
• Violating large-cap magazine requirements
• Illegally possessing a weapon on a motor vehicle
• Carrying a pistol without a permit
• Reckless driving

He was held overnight on a $100,000 bond, which was upheld in a Wednesday court appearance, judicial records indicate. He remained in custody Thursday on that bond with another court appearance slated for June 4, records show.

Photo Credit: CSP

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