Road rage incident ends in man's suicide

UNION, Mo. -- A 23-year-old Southeast Missouri man suspected in a road rage incident killed himself after being stopped by a Franklin County deputy.

The Washington Missourian reported deputies were called about 9:20 p.m. Friday by a man who said he was being followed by someone who had previously assaulted him. The unidentified caller said the man was trying to force him off the road.

Deputies who found the vehicles near Robertsville, Mo., saw one driver tailgating the other car and swerving in an attempt to pull up next to it.

The pursuing driver immediately pulled over when deputies activated sirens and fatally shot himself. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Information from: Washington Missourian, http://www.emissourian.com