Salt Lake Police examine a scene in Salt Lake Metropolis on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. Felony prices have been filed Tuesday in opposition to Utah County man accused of punching and kicking a driver and punching the motive force’s spouse in an alleged highway rage incident. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Information
A person accused of knocking out one other driver throughout an obvious highway rage confrontation is now going through felony prices.
Tommy Loua, 37, of Eagle Mountain, was charged Tuesday in 4th District Court docket with aggravated assault, a second-degree felony, and assault, a category B misdemeanor.
On Sunday, police responded to a battle close to the intersection of Eagle Mountain Boulevard and Pony Specific Parkway the place a person was knocked "unconscious and badly crushed," based on charging paperwork.
As Utah County sheriff's deputies sorted out what occurred, they discovered that two automobiles had pulled off to the facet of the highway. The sufferer acquired out of his pickup truck and, at about the identical time, Loua and one other man acquired out of their automobile that was parked behind the sufferer, based on a police reserving affidavit.
"Witnesses stated there was a verbal altercation then one of many Polynesian males started to hit the male sufferer in and across the head and face, and sooner or later, slamming him into the facet of the pickup truck. Ultimately the male sufferer was face down on the bottom and the Polynesian male kicked the male sufferer whereas on the bottom," the affidavit states.
The sufferer's spouse then acquired out of the truck and tried to cease the battle, however "was hit twice within the face with a fist," based on the costs.
The sufferer was handled at an area hospital. Deputies have been capable of monitor Loua down after getting a automobile description and partial license plate quantity from witnesses. When deputies discovered Loua and requested him what occurred, "he said there was an incident with white pickup truck, which could possibly be described as highway rage. Tommy stated he pulled behind the truck after it pulled over to 'discuss' to the motive force, and that the motive force 'grabbed my garments,'" based on the affidavit.
After he was arrested, Loua instructed a deputy he hit the person about 4 instances however denied hitting his spouse, the costs state.