Freeway Battle In ABQ

Aha! An outside agitator (from Colorado)! Well, who does he think he is? In New Mexico, only New Mexicans are permitted to drive like maniacs! And against someone driving a Saturn? I drive a Saturn! Saturn drivers unite!:

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A crash attributed to a road-rage incident shut down northbound Interstate 25 near Rio Bravo Boulevard for nearly three hours today.

The crash occurred about 11:15 a.m. just north of the Rio Bravo on-ramp to I-25 and closed the lanes until about 2 p.m.

...The driver of a Silver Saturn told police the driver of a truck pulling a 31-foot travel trailer became enraged when the Saturn passed him as I-25 squeezed into a one-lane construction zone south of Rio Bravo.

From there the truck driver is alleged to have ridden the Saturn's bumper until he hit the car and sent it into a guardrail north of Rio Bravo.

At the same time the truck and trailer rolled over blocking all three traffic lanes. Water from a septic system also apparently spilled, and officers were initially concerned about propane tanks attached to the trailer.

Witnesses told investigating officers the truck driver seemed to be trying to kill the Saturn driver by driving aggressively and making had gestures before the crash.

The truck driver, Michael Waltenburg, about 64, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (motor vehicle).