65-year-old man clings to hood of car for 3 miles in wild Massachusetts road rage incident originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A 65-year-old man says he thought he was going to be roadkill after a rush hour road rage incident left him clinging to the hood of a man's SUV as it hit speeds of up to 70 mph on the Massachusetts Turnpike. "I thought he was going to run me over," Richard Kamrowski said of the wild ride that was caught on cell phone video by stunned motorists just outside Boston. The bizarre incident occurred about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, when Kamrowski, 65, and Mark Fitzgerald got into a sideswipe accident while traveling in the westbound lanes of the turnpike, also known as Interstate 90, according to the Massachusetts State Police. PHOTO: Richard Kamrowski, 65, clung to the hood of a car driving by a man he got involved in a road-rage incident on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Jan. 25, 2019. (Mrs. Schur) Following the fender bender, Kamrowski stopped in the left lane and got out of his Ford F-150 pickup truck to exchange insurance information with Fitzgerald, according to police. Fitzgerald, 37, of Ashland, Massachusetts, stayed inside of his white 2016 Infinity QX70 SUV, authorities said. "That encounter became adversarial," police said in a statement. At some point, Kamrowski of Framingham, Massachusetts, reached into Fitzgerald's vehicle and snatched a water bottle and then stood in front of Fitzgerald's SUV, police said. "Fitzgerald then began driving towards Kamrowski, who subsequently jumped on the hood of Fitzgerald's vehicle," according to the statement from police. PHOTO: Richard Kamrowski, 65, clung to the hood of a car driving by a man he got involved in a road-rage incident on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Jan. 25, 2019. (WCVB) With Kamrowski clinging to the hood, Fitzgerald headed west on the turnpike, accelerating and stopping in an apparent herky-jerky attempt to shake Kamrowski, police said. Fitzgerald's Infinity hit speeds of up to 70 mph as it traveled about three miles on the highway with Kamrowski holding on, police said. "I just kept telling him, 'Stop the car! Stop the car!' And he wouldn't stop," Kamrowski told ABC Boston affiliate WCVB-TV. "Fast, slow, fast, slow. Trying to get me to slide off," Kamrowski said of Fitzgerald's driving. "I wasn't getting off the car." Story continues (MORE: 4-year-old boy shot in stomach during road rage incident, police say) Kamrowski, according to police, broke the windshield with the water bottle he took from Fitzgerald's vehicle. Several motorists tried unsuccessfully to get Fitzgerald to stop, police said. When Fitzgerald eventually got bogged down in traffic, a motorist with a permit to carry a concealed weapon approached Fitzgerald and ordered him out of the SUV at gunpoint just as troopers arrived on the scene, according to the police statement. (MORE: Man recovering after shot in head during apparent road rage incident, police say) Kamrowski and Fitzgerald were both placed under arrest. Fitzgerald was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Kamrowski was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and malicious damage to a motor vehicle. (MORE: Police make arrest in 'road rage' killing of Air Force veteran) They were both released on personal recognizance bonds and ordered to appear for arraignment in district court on Monday in Waltham, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald declined to comment to reporters after he was released by police, WCVB reported. Efforts by ABC News to reach him on Sunday were not successful. Kamrowski said he's just happy to be alive. "When you're hanging on for dear life, it's, you know, pretty scary," he told the station.<doc-sep>"I thought he was going to run over me and, I don’t know, I don’t think he stopped. He just kept going fast, then slow, fast then slow, trying to get me to slide off and I wasn’t getting off the car," Kamrowski said. Fitzgerald, of Lynn, is facing charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, negligent driving and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, according to Massachusetts State police. "The SUV driver ultimately came to a stop, we believe with the intervention of some good Samaritans, and was taken into custody by responding troopers," police spokesman David Procopio said in a statement. Fitzgerald had no comment as he left the police barracks in Weston. Kamrowski is facing a charge of disorderly conduct. The incident remains under investigation.<doc-sep>
A gun-wielding good Samaritan brought a harrowing road rage incident to a safe end, reportedly stopping a driver who'd been racing through Massachusetts -- with a 65-year-old man clinging to the hood of his SUV. An unidentified person ordered Mark Fitzgerald, 37, at gunpoint out of his SUV, allowing Richard Kamrowski to climb down from the car unscathed, police said. “The SUV driver ultimately came to a stop, we believe with the intervention of some good Samaritans, and was taken into custody by responding troopers,” Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said. Investigators said Kamrowski and Fitzgerald had been exchanging insurance information after a minor sideswipe on I-90 Saturday afternoon when they started to argue. The encounter escalated when Fitzgerald suddenly tried to drive away, and Kamrowski, who was in the path of the vehicle, jumped on the hood of the Infiniti, state troopers said. “I thought he was going to run over me and, I don’t know, I don’t think he stopped, he just kept going fast then slow, fast then slow trying to get me to slide off, and I wasn’t getting off the car,” Kamrowski told Boston 25 News. DRUNK DRIVER CRUISED THE WRONG WAY ON HIGHWAY FOR 17 MILES, COPS SAY Police said Fitzgerald continued to drive for 2 to 3 miles, reaching speeds as high as 70 mph with Kamrowski clinging to the hood. Alarmed drivers tried -- and failed -- to get Fitzgerald to stop before the gun-toting mystery person finally brought the SUV to a halt, troopers added. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Fitzgerald didn't answer questions from reporters Friday. He was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, among other counts, while Kamrowski was charged with disorderly conduct. Both men were expected to face a judge Monday.