A 20-year-old man suspected of shooting at another motorist during a road rage confrontation on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona was being held Thursday on $1 million bail.
Brian Augustine Jimenez Jr. of Rialto was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail in Riverside Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder, shooting at an occupied vehicle and assault with a deadly weapon.
“The California Highway Patrol takes all cases of highway violence seriously,” Riverside CHP Commander Levi Miller said. “We continue to aggressively investigate these incidents.”
According to the CHP, the attack happened about 10 p.m. June 23 along the eastbound 91 near downtown Corona.
Officer Javier Navarro said Jimenez was at the wheel of a Kia Optima and became incensed with the driver of another sedan for unspecified reasons.
Jimenez allegedly “fired an unknown number of rounds” at the other car before speeding away, according to Navarro.
The victim, whose identity was not disclosed, was not injured and immediately reported the attack.
Within days, CHP investigators were able to obtain the license plate number of the vehicle identified as the one driven by the alleged assailant, Navarro said, without stating which surveillance video cameras captured the Kia’s license plate.
The information was shared with surrounding law enforcement agencies, culminating in Rialto police locating the car Tuesday night and notifying the CHP, according to Navarro.
He said Jimenez was taken into custody without incident Wednesday morning, and his car was impounded.
Background information on the suspect was unavailable.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the Riverside CHP office at 951-637-8000.