A SHOCKING road rage incident between a young family and group of men ends with newborn baby showered in glass after man smashes rear windscreen.
The incident happened happened at around 12.45pm on Friday afternoon (11/06/2021) on Chequers Lane, Abbots Langley near Watford.
It appears the driver of a black BMW made an error and overtook a vehicle stopped to allow a van to pass by, which resulted in a full scale argument between the occupants.
Jason Boggeln, the driver that was stopped at the side of the road, couldn’t believe what was happening and started to film the altercation on his mobile phone.
As the clip begins the mother in a distressed state runs over to the passenger side of the white Ford Transit, she reaches into the vehicle where her partner is and appears to retrieve a bag.
The argument continues with everyone prancing around and shouting, one man has a spade in his hand that he threatens to use as a weapon several times.
Once the man and woman are back in their car ready to drive off, the man with the spade smashes the rear window apparently showering the mother and newborn baby in glass.
The father gets back out of the vehicle examining the damage and holding his arm, whilst off camera the men in the van drive off as the clip ends.
Mr BoggeIn, a home surveyor then went to then aid of the couple and it was when he realised there was a newborn baby in the rear of the vehicle covered in glass but uninjured.
Images taken later show Police officers and paramedics on the scene and the extent of the damage to the rear of the BMW.
Speaking today Jason, 32 said: “I was on my way to work in my new company vehicle that I’ve had for 2 weeks and I’m still a little nervous.
“I saw the van was struggling to pass another car prior to the event so I reversed as tight as I could to the hedge/bank and put my wing mirrors in so he could pass.
“Then the BMW over took me slowly, perhaps they thought I was making a delivering or something.
“As he overtook, the van stopped suddenly and the passenger got out very angry. Then I saw an altercation where a guy was threatening to hit the driver of the BMW.
“The boyfriend apologised to the other driver with a hand gesture, however things escalated and got worse and he hit him through the window.
“He later got a shovel from his van and smashed the back window screen of the car and there was a baby in the back of the car.
“I had my air con blasting, windows up and had music blaring so I didn’t realise there was a baby in the car until I got out after the back window was smashed and I heard the baby crying.
“I ran over and saw the baby and the car seat covered in class, it went everywhere the baby was crying and it was horrible to witness.
“It was horrible to witness even before knowing there was a baby in the car, both parents were apparently screaming ‘we have a baby leave us alone’ so there is no way the guys in the van didn’t know about the baby.
“The baby was okay but his dad was beaten and I think he had a broken hand, I had to go to the police station and give a statement and give copies of my videos.
“People need to have a little more patience and take care on the road, anything can happen, literally!”
A spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Constabulary said: “Police were called at around 12.55pm on Friday 11 June following an incident in Chequers Lane, Abbots Langley.
“It was reported that an altercation had occurred between the occupants of two vehicles, during which a man sustained an injury to his hand.
“The rear windscreen of one of the vehicles was also smashed during the incident.
“Enquiries are continuing at this time to trace those involved.
“Anyone with information who hasn’t yet spoken to police is asked to please come forward.”
