A 40-year-old Worcester man has been charged for a machete road rage incident, allegedly striking a driver in the head with a machete, according to police.

Ezekial Santiago, of Charlton Street, has been charged with armed assault to murder and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Worcester Police officers on Sunday afternoon were dispatched to the area of Millbury and Providence streets for a report of a road rage incident involving a machete.

Upon arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who reported that a white Toyota was following a blue Honda. The driver of the Honda got out of his vehicle to ask why he was being followed, and the driver of the Toyota — later identified as Santiago — struck the victim in the head and back with the machete.

Officers called for an ambulance for the injured victim.

Police put out an alert to track down Santiago’s Toyota, which they found at a red light on McKeon Road. After a brief investigation, officers arrested Santiago and located a machete in the vehicle.

In an unrelated Worcester incident, police officers on Monday recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested the driver, 43-year-old Amy Kannegieser.

Worcester Police officers on Monday morning were dispatched to the area of 504 Cambridge St., for a report of a stolen motor vehicle. Upon arrival, they spoke with the victim, who reported that he left his red GMC running and unlocked as he went into a store.

Then a woman got into his vehicle and drove away, he told police.

A few hours later, an officer spotted the vehicle near the intersection of Lagrange and Jackson streets. After a brief investigation, the officer placed Kannegieser, of Jefferson Street, under arrest.

She has been charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle (subsequent offense), and operating a vehicle with a suspended license (subsequent offense).