Posted on 12/21/2018 12:30:02 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A Cheektowaga man is in the hospital tonight following a road rage incident that left him needing surgery.
Cheektowaga Police say it was shortly after 2:45 Wednesday afternoon when 41-year-old Matthew Rudy was driving on Walden Ave. near Chick-fil-A. Police say he was cut off by a man in the left lane and the man then slammed on his brakes, got out of the car and punched Rudy in the face through the window. Police say he then dragged Rudy out of the car, in the middle of the median and brutally beat him 20-30 times.
The man took off. Police are now searching for him, and asking anyone who witnessed the attack to come forward.
Rudy was transported to ECMC. He had to have surgery on his eye, and his wife says there's a possibility he may be blind. She says he is now home and resting.
It was less than an hour before this, in the same spot, the Rudy family participated in a shop with a cop event with Cheektowaga Police at Target. At this event, families identified by local schools were given a $250 gift card per child to shop for Christmas at Target.
Rudy's wife says the day went from amazing to terrifying in a matter of hours.
A Go Fund Me has been set up for the Rudy family.
Police say the suspect is a black male, 6 foot, 185 pounds. They say he's in his early 30's and was driving a white Hyundai Sonata.
Wonder if more involved as this seems pretty excessive and violent?
For once the media didn’t try to blame the Amish. /sarc
Why doesn't journalism school at least teach them English?
He may have struck/hit him 30 times in 1 beating, but unless he left the scene and returned 29 times he did not beat him 30 times.
Okay - New York state ... couldn’t carry to protect himself?
It was less than an hour before this, in the same spot, the Rudy family participated in a shop with a cop event with Cheektowaga Police at Target. At this event, families identified by local schools were given a $250 gift card per child to shop for Christmas at Target... the suspect is a black male, 6 foot, 185 pounds. They say he's in his early 30's and was driving a white Hyundai Sonata.
There is a GoFundMe page for the victim .
“Man beaten 30 times in Cheektowaga road rage incident”
This does not sound like road rage.
Racially motivated attack or attempted robbery sound more likely.
What you mean? He beat on him 30 or mo times.
As my dear departed Dad use to say: “Never EVER let somebody get the first punch in on you.”
He was a member of the greatest generation, in his words “grew up drinking and fighting” in SW Georgia because that is all they had to do. Served on the aircraft carrier Ticonderoga on the re-take of the Phillipines, and had been told he was going to be converted to infantry and carry a BAR in a Japanese islands invasion force.
My Mom tamed the beast and he was a faithful minister in the Cumberland Presbyterian denomination for over 45 years. Miss you two, Dad and Mom.
So I suppose the media will conclude the victim was guilty of..... 'driving while white'?
I won't be holding my breath.
Oh....and I didn't CCW then either.....
.45....the great equalizer.....oh I forgot, blue state, call the cops and let them file a report...
Maurice Scott, 31, Buffalo, NY
the man then slammed on his brakes, got out of the car and got two 230gr .45 ACP JHP to the chest, effectively ending his road rage.
What does and amateur stainless steel whisk look like?...................
Good...................
beat: strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.
This could be solved, almost without a doubt, by replaying local business surveillance tapes. All they need is a tag number.
But then again the car could have been stolen.
For heaven's sake, hasn't he been punished enough????
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