Man killed in apparent road rage

posted 2/20/2007 7:45:10 AM
3 kudos

(copied form MD)

Makes me sick to my stomach to think this man who just came from enjoying a great day at the races with his brother ... on his way home to his family tries to avoid hitting the car in front of him to just meet his death by 3 people who thought they were better then him and "owned" the road and shouldn't have a gun to begin with. Now these three young men sit in jail, hopefully to await a life time of punishment. Really makes a person aware of the dangers of not just driving places with idiots who don't pay attention etc. but with idiots carrying guns just waiting for a reason to use them while driving. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pasco man killed in apparent road rage Last Edited: Monday, 19 Feb 2007, 10:29 PM EST Created: Monday, 19 Feb 2007, 11:03 AM EST Traffic leaving Daytona was routed onto the median after the shooting. We've got you coveredRelated ItemsVideosLAND O' LAKES - Mario Grasso says he's stunned. He can't believe his friend is dead."It really knocked me into another world. I'm just very empty - sick feeling inside," he said.Eric Houk, 36, had just left the Daytona 500 with his brother. They ran into bad traffic on the way back.Houk had to swerve into the emergency lane to avoid hitting the car in front of him which came to a sudden stop.A Ford Explorer carrying three men was driving in the emergency lane to get by the traffic, and investigators say they got mad when they had to go around Houk.Police say they jumped out of their car, and it turned into a physical fight. One of the men got a gun, and investigators say 21-year-old David Edwards shot Houk, killing him."I heard the woman scream out 'Get the gun. Get the gun,' then I heard the shots," said a witness who asked not to be identified. "I looked down the way and saw a man struggling from the side of the road - struggling to his knees. When he was down, I heard another shot."The witness and several others all called 911.Houk was a popular soccer coach in his community - teaching kids how to balance having fun with being competitive.A statement from the Central Pasco United Soccer Association reads in part: "His loss is a tremendous blow to the community … his outgoing personality and commitment to helping our youth … will be missed.""Makes me sad because he was a good guy, coached kids, little kids too, not like older kids, and I don't think it should've happened," offered 15-year-old player Talor Nallis.The three men accused in the shooting - Edwards, Ronlee Harvin, and Charles Onasanya - all from Jacksonville - are charged with second-degree murder. They're being held without bond.Grasso says his heart breaks for Houk's family."Got three children now without a father - a wife without a husband - who do they turn to?" he said.Two of Houk's children are elementary school age. The third is just 6-months old.