Driver arrested after minivan seen ramming motorcycle in apparent road rage incident
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A driver wanted for an apparent road rage crash that was caught on camera has been arrested.
According to the Beaverton Police Department, Samir Helio Pazzoto-Filho was arrested Monday on charges of first-degree attempted assault, second-degree assault, hit-and-run felony, reckless driving and unlawful use of a weapon.
The reported incident occurred Monday at about 6:15 a.m. on Highway 26, between Highway 217 and Cedar Hills Boulevard.
Beaverton police shared video from a fellow motorist that captured the incident from that morning.
The department said it appeared to show the end of a road rage incident between the motorcyclist and the driver, later identified as Pazzoto-Filho, of a Kia Carnival minivan.
As the motorcyclist gestured towards the Kia, the driver of the van rammed the motorcycle, sending the rider flying off the road.
Pazzoto-Filho took off from the scene and the motorcycle rider was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
Police said they later received a tip from someone who recognized Pazzoto-Filho’s vehicle. They provided them with the address of his home near Highway 26.
This person also went to the house and took a picture of the damaged minivan, sent it to the officers, and alerted them of the situation.
Officers saw him driving the blue Kia Carnival, with damage consistent with the crash, before his arrest.
Pazzoto-Filho was scheduled to be arraigned in court Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, investigators believe that Pazzoto-Filho had been driving recklessly in the days before the crash.
Anyone with information about his reckless driving behavior should the Beaverton Police Department at 503-526-2261.
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