Two men’s road rage escalated into a fistfight on the side of a road near a busy highway in the Hudson Valley region of New York earlier this month.
The two enraged drivers squared off while waiting at a traffic light in Wallkill, according to News 12.
The heated fighters stopped at a red light on the Route 17 off-ramp at the Route 211 intersection when they seemingly got out of their cars and began brawling, viral footage showed.
The two men fought at the intersection of Route 211 and the Route 17 exit ramp in the Town of Wallkill on Feb 1. Michelle McNair/Facebook
During the altercation, the shorter of the two men pushed his adversary into the concrete divider before landing a punch on the taller man.
Both men separated from each other for a second before the taller fighter charged at the other man while each swung toward the other’s face several times.
The fracas then shifted to the left lane of the road and in front of a parked Toyota.
It remains unclear what started the fight.
The Town of Wallkill Police had not received any complaints or calls stemming from the fight on Feb. 1, according to the outlet.
During the altercation the shorter of the two men pushed his adversary into the concrete divider before getting a punch off on the taller man. Michelle McNair/Facebook
Both men separated from each other for a second before the taller fighter charged at the other man while each swung toward the other’s face several times. Michelle McNair/Facebook
“Nah someone go get ya dads, they fighting in traffic in Middletown right now,” the video, which has been viewed over 22,000 times, was captioned.
“That old man throwing them bows,” one person commented.
“They could have stayed in the car for all that,” another joked.
“This looks like some s–t out of GTA.”
The Town of Wallkill Police had not received any complaints or calls stemming from the fight on Feb. 1, according to News12 Hudson Valley. Michelle McNair/Facebook
“Nah someone go get ya dads, they fighting in traffic in Middletown right now,” the Facebook post was captioned. Michelle McNair/Facebook
The road rage fight was the latest quarrel to occur on a roadway in New York and go viral.
In December, half a dozen people erupted into a brawl on a Long Island highway following a car crash, with some of the fighters swinging large wooden sticks.
The shocking footage obtained by Fox5 NY, captured a pickup truck flipped on its side as two men, one holding a large stick, brawling in the middle of Sunshine Highway in North Lindenhurst, two hours south of the Route 211 intersection.
The two large men — who were both wearing jeans and black shirts — began tussling, with the stick-wielding apparent instigator landing several more blows as his opponent snuck in some punches and deflected some of the attacks.
Both men would get back up as the brawl grew in size and the six fighters would break out into individual fights before onlookers got to the scene in an attempt to break up the midday fight.
The brawl eventually made its way to the left lane where one of the parked cars blocked the view of the two men. Michelle McNair/Facebook
After about two minutes of the melee, the fighting simmers down and about a dozen people are seen milling in front of the bank.
The local affiliate reported that several of the brawlers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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