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Road rage incident in South Hero Vt. – NECN
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Road rage incident in South Hero Vt. – NECN

A 75-year-old man allegedly attacked a 20-year-old during a road rage incident in South Hero, Vermont on Saturday night.

State police said they received a report of a possible assault that had occurred on Route 2 near Ferry Road around 5:25 p.m.

Their investigation revealed that during a road rage incident, Jack Deforge got out of his vehicle and attacked Ryan Recore in the middle of the road.

Recore, of Plattsburgh, New York, was checked by paramedics for minor injuries, state police said.

Deforge, of Grand Isle, Vt., was issued a summons to appear in Grand Isle County Superior Court on Aug. 22 on charges of simple assault and disorderly conduct. It was not immediately clear whether he had hired an attorney.

No further details have been released about what led up to the attack.