SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. – A road rage incident Monday afternoon in Sunny Isles Beach led to a driver being hit in the face with a motorcycle helmet, police said.
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According to an arrest report from the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department, an officer was dispatched around 2:20 p.m. to 17700 Collins Ave. in reference to an assault and battery.
Police said the victim told the officer that the suspect, Alexandro Julian Ortega, was riding a motorcycle when he cut the victim off on the road and then followed the victim to a parking lot.
According to the report, Ortega, 31, of Miami Beach, then approached the car and became “verbally aggressive” towards the driver, leading to a physical altercation.
The officer said the victim claimed that Ortega “came to his face again” and struck him in the face with his motorcycle helmet.
Local 10 News obtained cellphone video Tuesday which showed part of the altercation.
WARNING: Multiple expletives can be heard in the video. Viewer discretion is advised.
Ortega was arrested on an aggravated battery charge.
As of Tuesday afternoon, he was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $750 bond.
A Miami-Dade County judge ordered that he have no contact with the victim and advised him to call police if believes someone has cut him off.