Road Rage Crash Caught On Video; Police Seeking Driver Who Fled

UPDATE: Arrest Made In Long Island Road Rage Crash Caught On Video

RIDGE, NY – A road rage incident between two men that ended with a car crashing into the woods was caught on video (watch it below) by a witness in Suffolk County Thursday evening.

Here's the official account from the Suffolk Police Department:

Suffolk County Police are investigating a car crash that happened in Ridge at approximately 5:15 p.m. Thursday. A 2015 Dodge Challenger was driving erratically northbound on the William Floyd Pkwy near Upton Road causing a 2006 Nissan Altima, which was also traveling northbound, to leave the road and crash into a wooded area. The driver of the Challenger left the scene. The driver of the Nissan was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is continuing.

Here's what else we know:

• A witness named Mario Sagastume started recording a video on his cellphone moments before the crash. Sagastume starts the video by saying, "These guys about to fight or something."
• The video shows the Altima stopped behind the Challenger on the shoulder at the intersection of the William Floyd Parkway and Longwood Road. Sagastume says the driver of the Nissan had exchanged words with the Challenger's driver at the traffic light.
• Another witness who was stopped at the traffic light says she saw the driver of the Altima get out of his car and bang on the Challenger.
• The Altima speeds off and the Challenger follows closely behind. Moments later, the Altima can be seen leaving the roadway and crashing into trees.
• Sagastume shared his video with LI Hot Shots Photography & Video Services, which uploaded it to Facebook where it had more than 21,000 views as of Friday afternoon.

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