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71-Year-Old Man Punched in Face During BQE Road Rage Fight, Police Say

August 19, 2015 9:48am | Updated August 19, 2015 9:48am
The driver of a Dodge Ram pulled over near Tillary Street and punched the man twice, police said.
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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — A 71-year-old man was punched in the face during a road rage-incited fight on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, police said.

The man got into a road-rage dispute with the driver of a 2013 Dodge Ram truck at roughly 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, when the truck driver pulled over near Tillary Street and punched the victim in the face twice, authorities said.

The attacker was not arrested, according to police.

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