Sandy MaloneLos Angeles, CA – Police have arrested a Tesla driver in California who was caught on video attacking other motorists with a pipe in a series of bizarre road rage incidents.
Authorities believe that 36-year-old Nathaniel Radimak is responsible for at least two recent road rage incidents that occurred on highways in the Los Angeles area, KTLA reported.
A video of one of the attacks, filmed on Jan. 11, showed a black Tesla Model X slamming on the brakes on the 2 Freeway in Northeast Los Angeles.
The victim said he had started recording the Tesla after he saw it driving erratically and appearing to target another driver on the freeway.
Police said a man believed to be Radimak was captured on video hopping out of his Tesla with a large pipe in his hands and running toward the victim’s car, KTLA reported.
The video showed the suspect struck the other motorist’s vehicle multiple times with the pipe before he jumped back in his car and sped away.
Similar videos appeared online of similar incidents and frightening encounters with the sometimes-masked, pipe-wielding Tesla driver, KTLA reported.
California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials said multiple dashcam videos and “several leads” brought Radimak to the attention of investigators.
UPDATE! Got him! Tesla road rage suspect Nathaniel Walters Radimak has been arrested. pic.twitter.com/DNL7Ocg2QY
— TizzyEnt (@TizzyEnt) January 30, 2023
CHP arrested Radimak on Sunday evening, KTLA reported.
He was booked into custody on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and two outstanding warrants, but authorities said additional charges were expected.
And the man some call the "Tesla Terrorist" is behind bars!@CHP_HQ has arrested Nathaniel Walter Radimak for a string of violent assaults -many of which were caught on camera.
Radimak is behind bars today; his bail set at $5 million+. @foxla
📸: CHP pic.twitter.com/wQtZbzQuiJ— Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) January 30, 2023
The Tesla he allegedly used to commit his crimes has been seized by police.
California Highway Patrol arrests Nathaniel Radimak accused of being the guy seen on dashcam and cell phone video around SoCal in recent weeks jumping out of his Tesla Model X and attacking other drivers in traffic, over and over again. Model X seized. Photo credit: @CHP_HQ pic.twitter.com/a2ALRmX3t6
— Alex Stone (@astoneabcnews) January 30, 2023
Radimak is being held in jail in lieu of a $5 million bail, KTLA reported.
He is also a suspect in a series of attacks on women in Los Angeles and other cities.
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