A Florida driver has been nabbed after he was caught on camera allegedly slashing a man with a huge machete in a wild road rage attack, cops said.
Luis Ruiz-Herrera, 61, is accused of jumping out of his car with the massive blade while stuck in traffic at a Miami intersection late last week, the Miami Springs Police Department said Monday.
The shocking video, captured on another driver’s dash cam, showed Ruiz-Herrera suddenly lunging at the scooter-riding victim who was stopped in the lane next to him.
The victim managed to jump off his scooter and back away slightly as a manic Ruiz-Herrera closed the gap between them, police said.
Ruiz-Herrera then allegedly swung the machete — slicing the victim’s left cheek, according to cops and the footage.
“[The victim] did what I call his best ‘Matrix’ impersonation because he dodged back, and he was just caught with the tip,” Police Chief Armando Guzman told NBC 6.
It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the road rage ordeal.
Seconds after the alleged attack, Ruiz-Herrera jumped back in his vehicle and fled the scene.
Cops later tracked him down and arrested him.
Ruiz-Herrera, who was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, was granted a $10,000 bond but ordered to stay away from the victim.