Man charged with DUI in road rage incident

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.

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.

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Both drivers were wearing seat belts and neither were injured. The Geo Metro was totaled and the Dodge Ram was impounded.