Road Rage Incident Prompts Charges In Ashburn

ASHBURN, VA — A man has been cited for verbal abuse during an apparent road rage incident last Monday in the area of Ryan Road and Beaverdam Road, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. William D. Ball, 49, of Leesburg, was served with a summons for curse and abuse.

Around 8:15 a.m., the victim said he was driving a box truck in the area when he came upon a Mercedes traveling under the posted speed limit. He honked his horn, and that sparked anger from the other driver. They both pulled over onto Beaverdam Road. That's when the driver of the Mercedes allegedly made racially charged comments and cursed at the box truck driver and his passenger.

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