Road-rage incident ends in arrest of pickup truck driver


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Randall Jeppesen and Sandra Yi reportingA violent case of road rage lands a Utah County man in jail. Police say the man hit the biker with his truck then began punching him, but they say the biker wasn't completely innocent either.

The biker told police he was following the pickup driver closely to avoid deer. Police say he shouldn't have done that. They say the pickup driver shouldn't have done what he did either. "It's a non-issue. It shouldn't have happened. It's a silly incident," said Cpl. Aaron Rosen, of the Saratoga Springs Police Department.

What may have started out as a misunderstanding apparently went too far. "That's the result of those who unfortunately don't have control of emotions," Rosen said.

On Tuesday night, a pickup truck driver and motorcyclist were heading south on Redwood Road near Camp Williams. Police say Arlon Miller, the pickup driver, became concerned because the biker was following too closely. "He tapped his breaks to say, 'Hey, I need you to back off.' But that didn't happen," Rosen said.

Investigators say the two exchanged words at a crossroad on Redwood Road and state Route 73, and things escalated from there. "The driver of the pickup truck then tried to turn into the motorcyclist," Rosen said.

Road-rage incident ends in arrest of pickup truck driver

Police say the biker made a U-turn in an escape attempt, but Miller followed him to a neighborhood. Police say Miller hit the biker with his truck then got out of his vehicle and began assaulting the biker as he lay pinned beneath his motorcycle.

Miller was arrested for aggravated assault, but officers also say the biker shouldn't have been tailgating Miller's truck. They say lessons were learned all around.

"You need to be focused on driving; not texting, not reading, not doing your hair, not doing your makeup, not doing anything. You need to be driving. Keep a safe distance and keep your emotions in check," Rosen said.

We went to Arlon Miller's home. He wasn't there, but his wife told us we didn't have the whole story. However, she declined to tell us their side of it.

The biker had minor injuries, and police say he could get a citation.

E-mail: rjeppesen@ksl.com
E-mail: syi@ksl.com

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