Road rage: man shatters windshield of Santa Cruz Lyft driver

An incident of road rage was caught on camera, Thursday night, in Santa Cruz. Lyft driver, Lyle Skeen, captured the moment a man on a bike chucked a rock at his front windsheild, shattering it. “Honestly, I kind of just closed my eyes and the rock came smashing down. You just heard it loud,” said Skeen.

Skeen said by the time he pulled the car over, and called police, the man was gone. Skeen has been driving for Lyft for 4 years on the Central Coast, but has never experienced a ride like this.

He said before things turned violent, the man on the bike started yelling at him. He said the man accused him of almost running over his girlfriend, but no one else was around. “He was really close up to the passenger side. He was just rambling on to me. That’s when I rolled up the windows. He rolled up to the front of the vehicle and just smashed it in,” said Skeen.

Skeen had three passengers with him at the time. He said they were startled, but luckily, no one was hurt. Skeen said he still wonders why someone would ever do this. “W e live in a strange world where violence is always happening and I have no words about it. I wish people wouldn’t act on their emotions. I have no idea why anybody would act like this,” said Skeen.

Others who live nearby are at a loss, as well, but agree that random acts like this are too frequent. “I hate to say it, but it doesn’t surprise me. That sucks that that’s happening in this area. People shouldn’t have to worry about that trying to drive around Santa Cruz,” said resident, Will Howell.

Santa Cruz Police are still searching for the man. Anyone with information is encouraged to call 831-420-5777.