Road rage got the best of this pickup driver, roping in two other innocent drivers as a result.
SoCal driver and Redditor /u/Askeee shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier in January (Jan 30, 2026 ) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing an irate, road-raging driver almost purposely going too slow for traffic, and then, rather than take it easy, resorting to road raging that resulted in wrecking two vehicles before hit-and-running moments later.
Check out the unfortunate series of events play out below with the original Reddit thread linked here.
The unfortunate wreck happened at the intersection of N Garfield Ave. and Via Campo, with the initial contact occurring a mile earlier at the intersection of Via Acosta (Location on Google Maps linked here.)
As the dashcam shows, OP is driving along N Garfield Ave. when, upon approaching the intersection with Via Acosta, he has to change lanes to accommodate a driver in a white pickup pulling out at a leisurely pace in front of him.
Whether he was in the right, OP gives the slow-accelerating pickup driver a honk.
The pickup driver takes offense to this as we see them speed up, pass OP, and change lanes in front of him.
He’s not paying attention, goes too fast as he slips into the turn lane on Via Campo, and he rear-ends a stopped car, causing that car to hit the truck in front of them.
‘I maintained a consistent speed of approximately 40 mph, which means he accelerated to get around me before rear-ending the Nissan,” OP clarified in the comments.
“I suspect he was mad that I honked at him when he pulled out in front of me and didn’t speed up, and was too focused on watching me when he cut around into the turn lane. Joke’s on him, I was going straight anyway.”
“I stopped to give my number to the two victims, and he pulled into the lot to the left, then took off, fleeing the scene, making it a hit and run. I called the local PD and uploaded the video footage. If any of the occupants were injured, congratulations to him on the felony hit and run.”
In California, leaving the scene of a crash without stopping and giving your name, address and other required information can itself be a criminal “hit-and-run,” even if you didn’t cause the wreck and only property damage occurred; under Vehicle Code § 20002, failing to stop and identify yourself after a collision is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in county jail and up to a $1,000 fine. (Shouse Law Group)
If the crash causes injury or death and you flee instead of stopping and offering aid or information, the offense can be charged as a felony with significantly higher penalties. (Shouse Law Group)
