(Lake County, IN) - Indiana State Police cracked a case of road rage involving a firearm and eggs over the weekend.

 

On Friday evening, police received a 911 call reporting a road rage incident in-progress on I-65. The suspect had reportedly thrown an egg at the victim’s car and then pointed a gun at them.

 

Police tracked down the fussy driver heading southbound on 65 and pulled him over. In the vehicle, officers found a carton of farm-fresh eggs, along with an older-model Beretta pistol. The gun was fully-loaded; the carton was missing one piece of ammo.

 

The outcome could have been much worse than it was, and police say it’s no laughing matter. There were two children under the age of five in the victim’s car, which reportedly had egg debris splattered all over its passenger door and interior.

 

65-year-old Paul Mihalich of Demotte was transported in handcuffs to Lake County Jail and charged with Intimidation with a Firearm, Pointing a Firearm, and Criminal Mischief.

 

Police share this piece of advice for holiday motorists:

 

“With summer heating up and traffic increasing due to construction zones, the Indiana State Police encourages anyone that experiences road rage while driving to take a deep breath, and don’t make a rash decision that could not only affect you being charged with a crime, but an innocent person, even a child, being potentially harmed by your decision to act, rather than not to act.”