NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities said they have arrested a woman in connection to what they described as an apparent road rage shooting along Interstate 95 in Boca Raton that sent one person to the hospital and tied up traffic for hours.
According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Breanna Evans was taken into custody on Wednesday, hours after the crash along the northbound lanes of the highway, just south of the Palmetto Expressway. The 26-year-old faces two counts of attempted murder, one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle and one count of shooting from a vehicle.
“She decided to shoot, just shoot on I-95, in the afternoon in South Florida,” the prosecutor said as Evans faced a judge, Thursday.
According to investigators, Evans opened fire on another driver in the northbound lanes of I-95 near Palmetto Park Road and Hillsboro Boulevard. The victim called 911 advising that he had been shot in the head.
“He got shot in the head, so that’s where the gun was pointed,” said the prosecution.
Prosecutors say Evans, who was driving a black SUV, was upset because a man driving in a box truck wasn’t driving fast enough in the fast lane on the highway.
“Her own admission, she cut him off because she doesn’t like people that don’t drive fast enough in the fast lane,” the prosecution said.
They say Evans had plenty of time to consider how to react to a slow driver.
“She had time to think, to reach for the gun, turn the safety off, point and shoot, and shoot the victim in the temple,” said the prosecution.
Authorities say the bullet grazed the driver of the box truck.
The driver has not been identified, but officials said he and Evans remained on the scene.
“Female appears to still be in her vehicle about 100 yards away from us,” said a dispatcher.
Traffic heading northbound was backed up for miles as investigators tried to determine what happened.
Evans’ lawyer told the judge she felt threatened behind the wheel.
“She was in fear, she really felt fear for her life,” said Evans’ attorney.
Prosecutors argued the entire situation was created by her own actions.
“It was her reckless driving that created the dynamic that caused those cars to come together,” said the prosecution.
Evans remains behind bars with no bond.
The man she was accused of shooting at is expected to be OK. A passenger that was also in the vehicle is also expected to be OK.
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