MILFORD, Del. — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly pepper-spraying another driver following a rear-end collision in Milford, Delaware State Police said.
Jason Boyd, 45, of Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody after troopers responded to a reported crash on Bay Road near Jenkins Pond Road around 1 p.m. Investigators said Boyd was tailgating a Honda Element when the 50-year-old driver abruptly applied his brakes, causing Boyd’s Chevrolet Silverado to collide with the vehicle.
Both drivers pulled into a nearby parking lot to assess the damage. As the Honda driver approached the Chevrolet, Boyd allegedly sprayed him with pepper spray before troopers arrived. Emergency Medical Services treated the victim for minor injuries at the scene.
Troopers later found a canister of pepper spray inside Boyd’s truck and discovered that his vehicle registration was expired. He was arrested and charged with second-degree assault with a disabling chemical spray, a felony, as well as expired registration.
