ROAD RAGE

MILTON, Del. - Delaware State Police arrested a man from Dagsboro, Delaware, on charges of aggravated menacing and felony firearm offenses following an alleged road rage incident on Coastal Highway in Milton.

On August 21st, around 5:57 p.m., troopers responded to Eagle Crest Road near Coastal Highway in Milton after reports of a road rage incident involving a firearm. They learned that the victim was involved in a confrontation on northbound Coastal Highway near Eagle Crest Road with a white Honda Pilot.

During the incident, police say the driver who was later identified as 38-year-old Joshua Vickers, shouted and allegedly pointed a firearm at the victim. Troopers later found Vickers and the Honda at Hudson Fields on Eagle Crest Road and detained him without incident. A search of the vehicle reportedly revealed a 9mm handgun in the glove compartment, along with a 12-gauge shotgun and two .22 rifles.

Vickers was arrested, charged at Troop 7 and released on a $30,100 unsecured bond. He was charged with the following:

  • Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
  • Carrying a Concealed Deadly Weapon – Firearm (Felony)
  • Aggravated Menacing (Felony)
  • Overtaking/Passing on the Right
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Courtesy of Delaware State Police