A Wisconsin teen jailed for road rage made phone calls from jail and bragged he could “beat it,” police say [the victim] To an inch of his life. “
Court documents stated, US Weekly when 19 years old Oliver McSorley On October 28, he began following the 81-year-old driver of the truck in front of him when he thought he needed to speed up.
However, what McSorley did had the opposite effect: The older driver took his foot off the accelerator, allegedly angering the teen, who drove his truck closer.
The two vehicles continued slowly heading east through Pewaukee. Court documents detail that at some point near the Waukesha County Technical College campus, police said McSorley accelerated, passed the octogenarian’s vehicle on the left and then cut sharply in front of the older gentleman.
However, McSorley was pulled over at a red light and the older driver caught up with him. The man slowly pushed the truck forward until it actually hit the bumper of McSorley’s truck, further fueling the angry confrontation.
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Court documents show the teen, like the alleged victim, pulled over to the side of the road. The two were shouting at each other when they got out of the car. The confrontation became increasingly heated, and at some point the man pushed McSorley — something police say he admitted to.
Police said McSorley began punching the elderly man repeatedly on the head and body. According to court documents, the beating was stopped by a group of bystanders, who also called 911. One of the witnesses told dispatchers that McSorley continued to beat the man even as he fell to the ground and assumed a fetal position.
The caller allegedly said McSorley appeared to be “trying to knock the elderly man to the ground,” court documents state. The witness told the 911 operator she believed the 81-year-old might have died as a result of the brutal attack.
When police arrived, they found the man suffering from bruises and abrasions and bleeding from his ear and one eye. The elderly driver said he had vision problems and some pain in one shoulder after the beating. First responders believed his head injury meant he suffered a concussion during the attack and rushed the victim to an area hospital.
Authorities said McSorley drove off after a second driver stopped and physically challenged McSorley. “Come and fight I “The driver said,” McSorley later turned himself in to Pewaukee police accompanied by an attorney, court documents state. His defense to the police? He allegedly said the old man started the fight with a cart. He also claimed the victim threatened to shoot him. Although McSorley admitted to police that he did not see a gun during the roadside altercation, he began to fear for his life after being threatened and reacted accordingly.
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Prosecutors said in court documents that McSorley talked about the attack on a jailhouse phone call, perhaps unaware that such calls were almost always recorded. “I should have beaten the living hell out of him,” McSorley said, documents state, before adding, “He’s lucky he just had a concussion. I could have really beaten the living hell out of him.”
Plea and attorney information were unavailable Wednesday due to the holiday.
