Bicyclist stabs driver in road rage incident in Des Plaines, Illinois, police say
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) -- A bicyclist stabbed a driver in a road rage incident in the middle of downtown Des Plaines Friday, police said.
At 12:15 p.m., police were called to the 1500 block of Miner Street in Des Plaines, where they found a 53-year-old Skokie man standing in the roadway with stabbing wounds to his left arm. Police said they quickly treated the man, while Des Plaines Fire Department EMTs took him to the hospital.
Police said the Skokie man was driving west on Miner Street when he came across a bicyclist riding the wrong way down the road. The driver and the bicyclist exchanged words, and then the bicyclist came up to the driver's side window of the car, police said.
They exchanged more words, and then the bicyclist began punching the driver through the open window, police said. The driver began to defend himself, and the bicyclist then pulled a knife and stabbed the driver multiple times, police said.
The bicyclist was a man between the ages of 30 and 40 with a gray tank top, khaki shorts, and a backpack. He sped off, police said.
Police said this appears to be an isolated incident. Anyone with information should call Des Plaines police at 847-391-5400.