Motorcyclist nearly driven off road in road rage altercation

MIAMI, FL - A Florida highway turns violent during an incident of motorcycle vs car road rage.

FOX's Lorena Estrade has more on this story.

A motorcyclist, angered after a driver cut him off, took matters into his own hands, ensuing in road rage that could have ended in tragedy.

That 23-year-old motorcyclist caught the whole interaction on camera and admitted that his actions were not the best way to react. He told 7News that he wants to bring awareness of the damage road rage can do in South Florida.

Mechanic Rone Gonzalez was driving his motorcycle to work Monday morning, when a motorist driving a red Ford Fusion cut him off near Southwest 137th Avenue and Campbell Drive in Homestead.

Gonzalez rode between two lanes to the front of the pack of drivers when he and the driver played a dangerous game of cat and mouse, going over 90 miles per hour.

At the following red light, several words and hand gestures were exchanged, before Gonzalez smacked the driver's mirror and zoomed off. "At that point, I just wanted to get out of the situation," he said. "You know what? Forget about this."

He tried to get away from the driver but ended up driving in the opposite lane and for almost a minute, Gonzalez was speeding against oncoming traffic. At least five cars came at him as he swerved in between them.

The driver tried to get into the opposite lane, and with his body partially out of the car, he spat at Gonzalez. He then appeared to try to hit the motorcycle before Gonzalez managed to get away. "I'm just like, 'Man, I'm on a motorcycle. My life is literally on your hands,'" Gonzalez said.

When Gonzalez was asked why he hit the driver's mirror, he said it was not the right way to react. "I don't know, to be honest. It was a stupid move," he said.

He told 7News that he wears a camera to document all of his rides. He said he tried to file a police report with Homestead Police but was told that road rage is a common problem and that he shouldn't bother.