BROWNSVILLE – A Quilcene man was charged with DUI, reckless driving and reckless endangerment after he brake-checked a another driver in a road rage incident May 4 near Brownsville according to a Washington State Patrol report.
Juse C. Barros, 35, of Quilcene, was driving his black 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck southbound on State Route 303 around 6:41 p.m. and was approaching Brownsville Highway. Barros refused to allow the driver behind him to pass.
The second driver, a 22-year-old man from Poulsbo, was driving a 1994 Geo Metro.
According to the report, both drivers became involved in a road rage incident. Barros brake-checked the Poulsbo driver, causing the Geo Metro to crash into the back of his pickup truck.
The Poulsbo driver was also cited during the incident, for negligent driving.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts and neither were injured. The Geo Metro was totaled and the Dodge Ram was impounded.