Man driving home from Florida vacation chased down and shot dead in 'road rage' attack

By Daily Mail Reporter

PUBLISHED: 01:20 EST, 5 January 2014 | UPDATED: 08:34 EST, 5 January 2014


Pennsylvania State Police say a 28-year-old Maine man called 911 about a road-rage attack just moments before he was shot dead.

They say Timothy Davison called from Interstate 81 near Maryland early Saturday to say someone in a pickup truck was firing on him.

According to police, Davison was forced into a median, disabling his vehicle, before the assailant approached and fired several rounds at him.

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Road rage: Timothy Davison called from Interstate 81 near Maryland early Saturday to say someone in a pickup truck was firing on him just moments before he was forced off the road (pictured) and shot dead

Road rage: Timothy Davison called from Interstate 81 near Maryland early Saturday to say someone in a pickup truck was firing on him just moments before he was forced off the road (pictured) and shot dead

State police are searching for a Ford Ranger-style pickup. They say the vehicle may be blue and may have damage to the driver's side.

They say Davison, who was from Poland, Maine, died at a York hospital following the 2.10am attack.

Police say the attack occurred on northbound I-81 in Antrim Township, about 10 miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland.

According to police reports, Davison called 911 in Maryland shortly before 2am to report that he was being pursued by another motorist, but his call was dropped when he crossed into Pennsylvania. 

 

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Davison, by then under fire, reached emergency dispatchers in Franklin County on the phone, but moments later was forced off the road and shot.

According to Bangor Daily News, Davison had worked for five years as a pipefitter and foreman at a Maine-based company co-owned by his father, also name Timothy Davison.

The elder Mr Davison told Portland Press Herald that his son was returning home Saturday after traveling to Florida to visit relatives for the holidays. He apparently chose Interstate 81 to avoid traffic. 

Crime scene: the attack occurred on northbound I-81 in Antrim Township, about 10 miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland, as Davison was driving home to Maine after visiting family in Florida

Crime scene: the attack occurred on northbound I-81 in Antrim Township, about 10 miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland, as Davison was driving home to Maine after visiting family in Florida

'He was a great kid,' Mr Davison said of his slain son.

The 28-year-old attended a technical school in Arizona to learn how to fix motorcycles before taking a job with his father's company in Raymond, Maine.

Police investigating the incident are not sure what prompted the attack, or if Davison had a prior history with his assailant. 

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It was the Obama/Biden bumper sticker.

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You do know that you don't have to do anything!!! ppl drive too fast & reckless...we pull over & let you pass just to have another on our a--! go the speed limit ppl don't care! drive safely accordingly to weather & road conditions the person behind you is busy texting or wth, makeup etc. drive faster & faster-people who road rage & attack is a ticking time bomb, a matter of time-otherwise road rage would be cursing maybe a fist shake go home & carp about that ****move on. No ppl who attack like that are pushing for it or creating the opportunity!!

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I always worry about this and think of what I would do in the same situation. He was alone and scared to death, and not thinking right. I hope the killer is caught.

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Calls always drop at that location. It's right when you cross the state line. Pretty peculiar.

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Gun laws sure do work y'all!!

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Mind your own business...

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I carry a loaded firearm 24/7. You never know what someone is going to do. Whether it's on the highway, in a mall, or even a movie theater. I am not going to be that person who can't defend myself if I am ever in that situation. I send my prayers to the victims family.

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Surely you would be the victim? Looks like your mindset is no different to the attackers.

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Surely you would be the victim? Looks like your mindset is no different to the attackers.

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Why describe the color of the truck and not the color and gender of the shooter?

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They may not know. It was the middle of the night on a very dark road.

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Probably because they got their information from the guy who made the 911 call, and he had no way to see the person following him in a truck in the middle of the night.

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Pick a fight with a 1 ton weapon and someone may shoot back.

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So easy to let it slide. We must learn to turn the other cheek...

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"""According to police reports, Davison called 911 in Maryland shortly before 2am to report that he was being pursued by another motorist, but his call was dropped when he crossed into Pennsylvania. """ Dropped? No, surely it was passed onto the next police authority? Or did they want this to happen?

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cell phone coverage dropped.... not the police...

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