Man arrested after gun pointed at driver in Delaware

Monday, October 9, 2017
NEW CASTLE, Del. -- A man has been arrested in what police in Delaware are calling a road rage incident after one driver allegedly pointed a handgun at another motorist.

State police said in a news release that it happened Saturday afternoon in New Castle. Troopers say a 20-year-old woman was driving with her 17-year-old sister when an SUV began tailgating their car.
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Investigators say the SUV's driver was aggressively waving his arms as he tailgated. Police say the SUV pulled alongside the car and the driver pointed a handgun at the car. The SUV then sped off.

Troopers say the woman was able to give the SUV's tag number. Police found the vehicle and the driver.

Twenty-one-year-old Tyler Nepa of Wilmington was charged with aggravated menacing and endangering the welfare of a child.

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