Brooklyn Man Charged in Road Rage Crash

A New York man is in trouble after his fury on the road lands a 23-year-old man in the hospital

Police have charged a Brooklyn man in connection with a road rage incident that left another man hospitalized.

  They said William Festo rammed his Lexus into a Ford Fusion driven by 23-year-old Caleb Applewhaite of Jackson Friday afternoon on the Garden State Parkway in Tinton Falls.

  Applewhaite's car went off the shoulder and hit a tree.

  Police said the 34-year-old Festo got out of his car and continued to threaten Applewhaite.

  Festo was being held on $25,000 bail. He faces charges including driving under the influence, aggravated assault by auto and making terroristic threats.

  Applewhaite was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with a bruised lung.

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