In a chilling encounter on a North Carolina highway, a mother captured video of what she describes as a terrifying road rage incident. Allegedly, another driver cut her off, engaged in brake-checking tactics, and hurled death threats at her while her terrified 3-year-old son cried in the back seat.
Myeka Dunn recounted the ordeal to FOX8 WGHP. She was en route to drop her son off at her mother’s house when, just around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, a dark blue sedan abruptly veered into her lane.
Dunn explained that after she honked her horn, the altercation quickly escalated. The aggressive driver didn’t just cut her off but also repeatedly stopped suddenly in front of her vehicle and hurled violent threats.
“They almost hit me, so that’s when I honked my horn at them,” Dunn recalled.
As events spiraled further out of control, Dunn began recording. In the footage, the other driver can be seen tailing her down the highway. He then leaned out of his vehicle, shouting the alarming threat, “You are going to die,” all while Dunn’s young son cried audibly from the back seat.
Dunn said she pulled out her phone and began recording as the man followed her down the highway.
Video shared online appears to show the man leaning out of his vehicle yelling, “You are going to die! You are going to die!” as Dunn’s toddler cries in the background.
The driver then continues, “I could kill you! I could kill you!”
“You know my windows were cracked. He was able to see that my child was in the car,” Dunn told the outlet. “He totally disregarded that. He didn’t care.”
Dunn also called both 911 and the Guilford Metro non-emergency line to report the incident and informed dispatchers she had captured video of the incident but said she was disappointed with the response.
Dunn says her 3-year-old son can be heard reacting in fear during the road rage encounter near the Alamance Church Road exit. (Myeka Dunn)
“To know that they’re still out there and nothing has been done about it is absolutely frustrating and scary,” Dunn said.
Deputy Director of Operations Christine Moore told FOX8 WGHP the dispatcher did not follow protocols.
“Typically, … we enter what we call a ‘be on the lookout’ or a BOLO. And we did. However, we did not enter all of the appropriate information that we should have. … She [the dispatcher] did enter the lookout. She didn’t enter all of the information that was pertinent, including that there was a video involved that the officer may want to see,” Moore said.
The Greensboro Police Department said officers issued a be-on-the-lookout alert, or BOLO, after receiving reports of a dark blue sedan swerving through traffic and yelling at other motorists.
After Dunn honked her horn, the situation escalated as the driver tried to cut her off and then shouted violent threats, she said. (FOX8 WGHP)
Investigators have since identified the driver involved, though no arrest has been made.
“The victim has been advised how to obtain a warrant on a misdemeanor charge from the Magistrate’s Office due to the incident occurring outside the presence of officers,” the department said in a statement shared on Facebook.
Dunn also told WRAL News she is in the process of obtaining a misdemeanor warrant against the driver.
News Media has reached out to the Greensboro Police Department for further comment.