Road Rage Not!

The Salem area (predominantly NE or Mexalem) of late is suffering what is being reported to 911 as Motor Vehicle Accidents (sometimes involving three or more vehicles) where they immediately evolve into what Police Dispatchers described as likely Road Rage Incidents when in fact they are Deliberate Rammings as part of a Hispanic Gang Fight.

Nope, not an accident.

Earlier this evening there was such a street fight following a reported MVA on Hawthorne St. NE and then a bit later another more violent and bloody fight at Portland Road NE and Hazelgreen Rd. and both involving different vehicles. Witnesses report there were some in the second fight that sustained heavy and very bloody wounds.

Minutes later a call was made to 911 for help with an assault victim at a residence in Silverton.

Yes, I have little doubt that we Oregon Citizens will be stuck again with paying the medical bills.

Thankfully, in most cases all the Gang Fighters and their vehicles have left the scenes by the time Police arrive and thus we are able to avoid having to suffer more multi-hour road closing accident investigation.

No broken vehicles = no accident. No victims = no crime. There could be a littering charge for leaving all the broken car parts on the roadway.