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Sandra Yi ReportingA case of road rage turned violent. Now police are looking for the driver they say deliberately hit a man in his own front yard.
The victim says his adrenaline was going, so he decided to chase the suspect, but it all came to a crashing end along Bangerter Highway.
Eighteen-year old Ryan Smithson says he was a victim of road rage. Last night Smithson was driving home. When he stopped at an intersection in his neighborhood he noticed another driver making obscene gestures at him.
Smithson drove home and the other driver followed him. He thought it was a friend playing a joke on him so he got out of his car, and that's when things took a dangerous turn.
Ryan Smithson, Crash Victim: "I walked to his car to see who it was and I didn't recognize him so I asked him what his problem was. And I took another step towards his car and he hits the gas and hits me. And I go over the top of the hood."
Smithson says he didn't want the guy to get away so he got back in his car and followed him. Meantime, Smithson called his dad who called police and then joined in the pursuit in a separate car. Smithson's dad said he heard what sounded like gun shots coming from the suspect's car.
On Bangerter Highway the father and son tried to box the suspect's car, but he rammed the teen's car and then took off. Smithson was taken to the hospital with some back injuries.
Police are now looking for the suspect. He was in a small, older model, silver Toyota Corolla with temporary plates. It should have front-end damage. Smithson says the driver had a blue bandana hanging on the rearview mirror.
