A Virginia truck driver is behind bars in Florida after police say he shot another truck driver multiple times while driving on the interstate.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said Dylan Belairstein, 43, was arrested Wednesday and charged with discharging a missile into a vehicle, aggravated assault, criminal mischief and exhibiting a firearm during the commission of a felony. Announced.
The roadside shooting occurred Sunday in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Dylan Belairstein, a 43-year-old semi-truck driver from Virginia, is in prison in Florida after a road rage shooting that allegedly started when he threw a water bottle at another truck driver. There is. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
Marion County Deputies responded to Love’s Travel Stop in Ocala after receiving a report of shots fired on I-75. The victim, identified only as another semi-truck driver, told authorities the incident started when Belairstein pulled up next to him and threw a water bottle at the truck.
The victim said he initially pulled over to confront Belairstein, but then changed his mind and drove away.
Belairstyn then allegedly chased the other driver and pulled up next to his truck again, during which time he fired several shots into the victim’s truck.
Dashcam footage from the cab of Belairstein’s semi-truck allegedly shows him firing a gun out the window at another truck driver while he was driving. (Marion County Sheriff’s Office)
The victim slammed on his brakes to avoid a collision and fired his gun in response “out of fear for his life,” the sheriff’s office said.
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Belairstin is said to have driven there. Love’s Travel Stop The victim eventually stopped before continuing down I-75.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the roadside shooting occurred on Sunday, March 3, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 75 in Ocala, Florida. (myLoupe/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
While investigating the incident, Marion County deputies received information that identified the suspect as Belairstein. The deputy also had access to dashcam footage of the interior of Belairstin’s taxi.
In the video, Belairstein can be seen firing the gun twice out the window of the taxi while driving. Belairstein also pointed a second handgun at the victim, but did not fire, according to the sheriff’s office.
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He was arrested Wednesday in Ocala by Marion County deputies and U.S. Marshals.
Belairstein remains in the Marion County Jail without bail.
