Accident Caused By Road Rage Ends Fatally

A mother of five has been killed in an accident and Investigators say “road rage” led to the accident. Now they’re looking for the driver of the car that fled the scene of the crash. The driver of the car that smashed into a tree early Saturday morning lost control and lost her life. But what investigators consider a tragedy that could have been prevented if cooler heads prevailed. IMPD Lt. Jeff Duhamell told Eyewitness News, “There were words exchanged. One thought he had to cut her off, she lost control. “Just before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, police say 38-year old Kathy Slater and two passengers pulled out of the White Castle at 38th street and headed south on Keystone avenue. “Apparently according to witnesses she ran the light there and proceeded to cut off another vehicle,” said Duhamell. Words were exchanged, both were speeding, and police say the driver of the second vehicle cut in front of Slater causing her to lose control and crash into a tree near 35th street. Duhamell said, “Who is the driver? We don’t have a plate, we’re working on it .” Police are now looking for the driver of the second car . One of the city’s crime cameras is at 34th and Keystone is just about a block from the crash site. Police hope if the car they’re looking for passed through this intersection they’ll not only be able to identify it but the driver as well. They’re checking security cameras in the area as well. “He needs to turn himself in,” said an unidentified friend of the victim. Also injured in the crash were 44-year-old Angela Lamb and 19-year-old Clifton Benson. Lamb is in critical condition and Benson is fair condition at Methodist Hospital. They are looking for the driver of the second vehicle who they describe as an Hispanic man wearing a “skull” cap and driving a white Nissan with tinted windows.