UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) — Police in Delaware County are searching for a woman accused of punching another driver in the face during a road rage incident.
Imeera Burnett, 21, is facing assault charges stemming from the incident, which occurred Monday evening across from the 69th Street Transit Center.
Police say the victim is physically okay but emotionally shaken.
“A vehicle cut in front of her, at which point she beeped her horn,” said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.
Investigators say the incident happened around 6:45 p.m. on West Chester Pike and Terminal Square. After the victim honked her horn, Burnett allegedly pulled over.
“She got out of the driver’s side, walked up to the victim’s window, and punched her in the side of the face,” Bernhardt said.
A passenger then pulled Burnett back into the car, and they drove off in a 2016 black Dodge Durango.
Police say the victim managed to capture a photo of the license plate, which led investigators to identify Burnett as the suspect.
“Turn yourself in,” Bernhardt urged. “Your emotions got the best of you, and now you’re going to have to answer to the charges of assaulting another person.”
Police say that as road rage incidents become more common, keep yourself safe by ignoring aggressive drivers.
“You never know what’s in their head. I don’t know what kind of experience they just drove away from – I don’t want to be part of it,” said Calvin Bynum of West Philadelphia.
Shirl Sherwood said she’s changed her driving habits after experiencing road rage firsthand.
“You know, I used to honk, until somebody chased me about a mile – and then I said no more,” she said.
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