{"id":261229,"date":"2026-05-06T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261229\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:10:09","slug":"2-arrested-after-gunfire-erupts-during-road-rage-incident-crash-in-martin-county-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/261229\/","title":{"rendered":"2 arrested after gunfire erupts during road rage incident, crash in Martin County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014  Two men are facing felony charges after a road rage incident in Martin County escalated into gunfire and a crash, according to the<a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Martin%20County%20Sheriff%E2%80%99s%20Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies say the incident happened May 5 along Southwest Martin Downs Boulevard and nearby roadways in Palm City.<\/p>\n<p>According to an arrest report, Dashon Henderson, 27, of Port St. Lucie, and William Dinardo Jr., 32, of Palm City, were both arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say the confrontation began when the drivers of two vehicles \u2014 a sedan and a pickup truck \u2014 became involved in aggressive driving behavior. Authorities say the situation escalated as both men attempted to pass and block each other on the road.<\/p>\n<p>According to deputies, Henderson admitted to firing a handgun during the encounter, striking the rear passenger window of the pickup truck.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators also say Dinardo used his vehicle as a weapon, swerving toward Henderson\u2019s car and attempting to block him from passing.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/crime\/three-palm-beach-county-florida-sheriff-employees-accused-of-beating-inmate-orchestrating-cover-up-at-county-jail-corrections-deputy-sergeant-pbso-felony-handcuffs-cover-up-misconduct-crimintal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Three PBSO employees accused of beating inmate, orchestrating cover-up at county jail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report details a chaotic sequence of events in which both vehicles veered into oncoming traffic lanes and off the roadway while trying to evade or confront one another.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say the situation ended when the pickup truck rear-ended Henderson\u2019s vehicle near an intersection.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses told deputies they saw a driver waving a gun out of a window and both vehicles driving recklessly, putting others on the road at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators concluded both men engaged in escalating aggressive behavior that endangered others, leading to their arrests.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>Both Henderson and Dinardo face felony charges, and the case remains under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 Two men are facing felony charges after a road rage incident in Martin&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":261230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":["post-261229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie","tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","tag-port-st-lucie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/261230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}