A video of a violent road rage incident involving an Austin TV meteorologist is making the rounds. The dash cam footage taken on June 26 shows CBS Austin meteorologist Avery Tomasco geting sucker punched by the driver of another vehicle when they pull into a shopping center parking lot.
MySanAntonio.com reports CBS Austin shared the footage that shows Tomasco get into a fender bender with a light blue Prius while driving on the MOPAC freeway in Austin in June. Even though Tomasco tells CBS Austin that it was a "minor collision" and wasn't a big deal, he follows the driver of the Prius to get him to pull into a shopping center at Highway 183 and Loop 360 to assess the damage.
"We pull into the shopping center as casual as anything possible," Tomasco tells CBS Austin.
Dashcam footage shows Tomasco get out of his vehicle to take pictures when the man driving the Prius approaches him. Tomasco tells CBS Austin that the man accuses Tomasco of hitting his vehicle before throwing a punch. Tomasco narrowly avoids the mans fist before the two move out of the camera's view.
Here's video of the assault. Sharing this for awareness on how quickly things can escalate. My guard was, unfortunately, DOWN. No indications whatsoever that he was going to do what he did.
— Avery Tomasco (@averytomascowx) June 28, 2023
Expect the unexpected from humanity, and BUY A DASHCAM pic.twitter.com/ryCemlJ1jL
Tomasco tweeted about the incident on June 26, saying that he just picked up his daughter from daycare and she was in the car with him at the time. The Prius driver's name wasn't released but a warrant for assault was put out by the Austin Police Department. Tomasco shared the video on Twitter on June 28.
Battery?
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