{"id":9269,"date":"2025-10-20T19:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/9269\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:29:13","slug":"delaware-county-road-rage-driver-wanted-for-punching-woman-in-face-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/9269\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware County road rage driver wanted for punching woman in face: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) — Police in Delaware County<\/a> are searching for a woman accused of punching another driver in the face during a road rage<\/a> incident.<\/p>\n

Imeera Burnett, 21, is facing assault charges stemming from the incident, which occurred Monday evening across from the 69th Street Transit Center.<\/p>\n

Police say the victim is physically okay but emotionally shaken.<\/p>\n

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“A vehicle cut in front of her, at which point she beeped her horn,” said Upper Darby Police Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

A passenger then pulled Burnett back into the car, and they drove off in a 2016 black Dodge Durango.<\/p>\n

Police say the victim managed to capture a photo of the license plate, which led investigators to identify Burnett as the suspect.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

Police say that as road rage incidents become more common, keep yourself safe by ignoring aggressive drivers.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

Shirl Sherwood said she’s changed her driving habits after experiencing road rage firsthand.<\/p>\n

“You know, I used to honk, until somebody chased me about a mile – and then I said no more,” she said.<\/p>\n

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